There are some forms of work that are useful to society and rewarding, which don&#x27;t pay enough to live on - volunteering in a hospice or school for example.<p>In this case the person doing the work might both derive self-worth and view the basic income as being &#x27;earned&#x27; .. and hence value it as much as a traditional salary [ and not &#x27;waste&#x27; it ].<p>I think basic income could fill a lot of little niches where the market economy is not perfectly efficient in allocating money to value - some of these are being explored thru approaches like Patreon and IndieGoGo and freelancer sites.. but maybe Basic Income is an even better way to reach more of these niches ?