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I was pretty pro-UBI going into this. Not only for my own self-benefit, but I see the incredible amount of stress poverty has on the lives of people. If we all help each other out, and help people out of poverty, it helps EVERYONE in the end. People can work their way out of debt and poverty, build meaningful lives, be free from stress and mental illness that comes with poverty, and contribute positively to the economy. A bunch of people on r/canada called me a parasite and lazy because I'm receiving this... like, they really just don't get how helpful this program can be, and how much of a godsend it is.

I'm not going to say which city I'm in, in the interest of privacy. But so far, so good! It's a huge relief to not have to worry about paying rent. Re: employment. I work freelance mostly in my field, at the time of receiving UBI I was working part time, and not able to make ends meet. UBI has freed me up to pursue my freelance career, as well as devote my energy into pursuing a career at a small, but rapidly growing organization I'm excited to be a part of. It's basically giving me the time to pursue my dream job.

It's supposed to run for three years. I am expecting and hoping that the small organization/start-up/business I am helping to grow will be big enough and viable enough that I will be able to work at it full-time. I am hoping and expecting that by the time the UBI pilot project is over, it won't be a huge loss to me, because I won't need it at that point.

I could not agree with you more.

I was thinking the exact same thing at the info session. I literally said to the guy, "So like, if I DON'T get UBI... you're just going to make me fill out surveys where I tell you how hard my life is...?"