I disagree. Children are a good argument against this (actually, <i>teenagers</i> are even better - children go to play piano, but it&#x27;s teenagers who make quite a big part of the content on the Internet), but you can stretch it even further - generally people <i>have</i> dreams and hobbies, they just don&#x27;t have the time&#x2F;capacity for advancing them. It&#x27;s easy to paint &quot;general population&quot; as a bunch of mindless zombies, but think of <i>any</i> person you spent more than few hours interacting with in the physical world. Even the most stereotypical GenPop member. You&#x27;ll discover that they have their idiosyncrasies and do lots of little creative things (and dream of doing more).<p>(Also note that some popular activities are creative even though we don&#x27;t usually think of them this way; <i>cooking</i> is no less creative than web development or graphics design, and lots of people do creative side projects when e.g. baking gifts for friends, or throwing a party.)<p>I see <i>having to work for a living</i> as a biggest obstacle to creativity. For most people, their job takes most of their time <i>and</i> energy. After that, commute, making dinner and doing maintenance tasks, there&#x27;s so little time and energy left that it&#x27;s no surprise people are not very creative, and opt to watch TV or go to a bar instead. We&#x27;re being forced out of creativity and into consumerism. I believe that things like Universal Basic Income are worth it because they could reverse this situation.