This is the main reason why many intelligent people are now advocating for a universal basic income (UBI) to keep people out of this situation – a situation and mindset of scarcity. It’s been proven that living in such scarcity actually lowers your IQ, and makes you act in ways that may be less than beneficial. From Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to Tim Berners-Lee who invented the World Wide Web, there are many advocates of UBI.

