See the last sentence in the first paragraph: "Yang’s background is in the world of startups, and he is essentially the venture-capital futurist tech guy candidate for president."
I still don't buy a UBI. I thought I did but the more I think about the Trump movement and why his followers are so angry giving them a monthly stipend is not going to help. They're angry because they've been made to feel worthless in a new economy and Trump is right, they do need jobs or at the very least something to make them feel of value. What about green energy jobs?