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# ![Universal Basic Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:universal-basic.png) Universal Basic

Gen X may be the first to need a universal basic income after late-career job loss.  Ireland is implementing basic income for artists, could Canada do something similar?

### About Universal Basic
Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a government program in which every citizen receives a regular, unconditional sum of money.  

### Insights [#](/topic/universal-basic/insights)
- universal basic sentiment is up XXXXX% from the previous week.

### Engagements: XXXXXXX [#](/topic/universal-basic/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:universal-basic/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/universal-basic/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXXXX +40%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXX on 2025-07-23  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXXX on 2025-09-15  

| Social Network | News | Reddit | TikTok | X       | YouTube |
| -------------- | ---- | ------ | ------ | -       | ------- |
| Engagements    | XXX  | XX     | XXXXX  | XXXXXXX | XXXXX   |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXX [#](/topic/universal-basic/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:universal-basic/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/universal-basic/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXX  
**Daily Average**: XXX  
**1 Week**: XXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXX +59%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXX +229%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-07-23  
**1-Year Low**: XX on 2025-10-20  

| Social Network | News | Reddit | TikTok | X     | YouTube |
| -------------- | ---- | ------ | ------ | -     | ------- |
| Mentions       | XX   | XX     | XXX    | XXXXX | XXX     |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXX [#](/topic/universal-basic/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:universal-basic/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/universal-basic/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Universal Basic in the last XX hours which is up XX% from XX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXX  
**1 Week**: XXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXX +68%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXX +191%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-07-23  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2025-10-21  

The most influential creators that mention Universal Basic in the last XX hours

| Creator                                                | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@NewProgressUSA](/creator/twitter/NewProgressUSA)     | X    | XXXXX     | X     | XXX         |
| [@kingk3rrr](/creator/tiktok/kingk3rrr)                | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXX         |
| [@KingDankKush](/creator/twitter/KingDankKush)         | X    | XXXXX     | X     | XX          |
| [@2noame](/creator/reddit/2noame)                      | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XX          |
| [@lordpengumaximus](/creator/twitter/lordpengumaximus) | X    | XXXXXXXXX | X     | XX          |
| [@ValerieSonh](/creator/twitter/ValerieSonh)           | X    | XXXXX     | X     | XX          |

[View More](/list/creators/universal-basic/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/universal-basic/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:universal-basic/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/universal-basic/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Week**: XX% +23%  
**1 Month**: XX% +10%  
**6 Months**: XX% +11%  
**1 Year**: XX% -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XX% on 2024-10-31  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-02-01  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **UBI as a Solution for AI and Economic Security:** (45%) Many posts highlight the potential of UBI to address job displacement due to AI and promote economic security.
- **UBI and Cryptocurrency:** (20%) Some posts suggest UBI is already here, with Bitcoin and other crypto as a form of UBI.
- **UBI in Canada:** (10%) There is a lot of discussion about UBI in Canada and the potential for it to be implemented.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Concerns about UBI and Government Control:** (15%)  Concerns about the potential negative impacts of UBI, including government control and dependency, are being raised.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive | %  | Neutral | %  | Negative | %  |
| ------- | -------- | -  | ------- | -  | -------- | -  |
| News    | X        | X% | XX      | X% |          |    |
| Reddit  | XX       | X% | X       | X% |          |    |
| TikTok  | XX       | X% | XX      | X% | XXX      | X% |
| X       | XXX      | X% | XXX     | X% | XXX      | X% |
| YouTube | XX       | X% | XX      | X% | XX       | X% |
|         |          |    |         |    |          |    |
| Total   | XXX      | X% | XXX     | X% | XXX      | X% |
  


### Top News [#](/topic/universal-basic/news)
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Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

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"What Musk Altman and Others Say About AI-Funded Universal Basic Income - WSJ"  
[News Link](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/universal-income-tech-executives-a16eb2d0) [@WSJ](/creator/x/WSJ) 2025-08-14T15:21Z 208.1M followers, 87.9K engagements


"The lapsing of Finlands universal basic income trial"  
[News Link](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/04/26/the-lapsing-of-finlands-universal-basic-income-trial) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2019-01-06T16:00Z 208.1M followers, 782.5K engagements



### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/universal-basic/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"Its time to start thinking about a Universal Basic Income. @elonmusk talked about the need for it before and the more jobs that are replaced with robots the more it will be needed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mentallyidaho/status/1980690103245894037) [@mentallyidaho](/creator/x/mentallyidaho) 2025-10-21T17:38Z 3001 followers, XXX engagements


"Amazon plans to replace 600K workers with machines and theyre not alone Where does that leave us humans @peaq are already thinking about this Theyre building the Machine Economy Free Zone in the UAE a sandbox for experimenting with a decentralized human-centric robot economy One of their first initiatives is to pilot the worlds first Universal Basic Ownership (UBO) a framework to shape this future to the benefit of everyone Instead of profits and power concentrating in corporations they aim to flow it back to the communities impacted by automation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Altcoin_Gold/status/1980689425257345175) [@Altcoin_Gold](/creator/x/Altcoin_Gold) 2025-10-21T17:35Z 22.6K followers, XXX engagements


"@davenewworld_2 Absolutely. We also need universal basic income funded by land value tax & value added tax free public colleges & trade schools medical & student debt cancellation high speed rail along every mile of Interstate robust transit options in every zip code etc. It's a long list"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewProgressUSA/status/1980682003893912059) [@NewProgressUSA](/creator/x/NewProgressUSA) 2025-10-21T17:06Z 2982 followers, XXX engagements


"The government has been shut down for a while Fake 3I/Atlas news for the fake alien invasion Amazon Web Services are still down in most places (1/3 of the web) and Now Amazon announces they will replace 600000+ workers with robots. connect the dots. Universal basic income"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tecmetax/status/1980676608953577934) [@tecmetax](/creator/x/tecmetax) 2025-10-21T16:44Z XXX followers, XXX engagements