The Great American Share – Sam Altman Interview on Basic Income
<i>The question I’m interested in: How do we unlock maximum human potential?</i><p>Last I checked, welfare does the opposite of this. It helps people merely subsist, not strive for greatness.<p>Then he goes on to compare YC to basic income. Seriously? They take a share in your company and help you develop it. That isn&#x27;t <i>money for nothing.</i><p>If he weren&#x27;t a millionaire and the current president of YC, would we keep seeing articles about his vision on the front page of HN? I don&#x27;t think so. I don&#x27;t believe his arguments are that cogent or compelling.<p>I find it increasingly sad and frustrating to see yet another <i>Sam Altman on UBI</i> piece here. The mantra on HN is that ideas matter and that HN wants to deemphasize names and avoid promoting pieces being posted merely because they are about some celebrity. I think these articles fail that test.<p>If you take Sam Altman out of this article, would we discuss it at all? If the answer to that is <i>no,</i> then why are we discussing it?