Andrew Yang

And so to me, the major question that we face is how do you have millions of Americans get all of those things at a time when our labor becomes more and more irrelevant and

And to me, there are two directional paths you could take.

One is we're going to put money into everyone's hands, and then you're going to start businesses, start nonprofits, start sewing clubs, start whatever the heck you want that ends up creating this structure, purpose, fulfillment community that you want.

Or...

we have the government try and do those things.

And I got in an argument with Bernie Sanders about this back in 2020, where he was like, you know, no UBI, like government should just guarantee a job for everyone.

And then I said, do you want to give everyone gray overalls and a pickaxe while you're at it?

Like, you know, those government jobs would end up being, in my mind, kind of paternalistic and dehumanizing.

So I would much prefer that

individuals and communities start stuff that reflects them and their values and their aspirations rather than the public sector tries to step in and provide all of that wholesale.

I take them seriously.

I see them as low probability, very, very high impact.

And then the other one is, in my mind, near 100% probability and also high impact, like around economy and jobs.

It's happening now, so I tend to focus more on that one.

But I take the existential concerns personally.

to heart, and I think that we should be making big moves in that direction too.

One of the unfortunate dynamics now is that, you know, you have the national security apparatus getting involved and entangled with some of these.

You do not want AI making

decisions around using lethal force or weaponry, they tend to escalate quickly.

It's like that Anchorman.