When universal income forces massive government welfare overhauls, Ripple should provide the technology.

More and more countries are considering universal income an inevitable reality in our world of increasingly intelligent machines. Perhaps this could be a wonderful opportunity for Ripple to work alongside governments when the time comes for the inevitable overhaul of the welfare system. I find this idea exciting because universal income gives us power to spend a large proportion of tax money directly as we like. It is easier to create the kind of world we want to occupy this way.

Citizens could become each others lender of last resort. Less reliance on the state and more reliance on our friends, families, communities but ultimately ourselves. It would be up to us to cultivate a secure network of trusted people who will help us when we need it. I believe a system like this could significantly enhance human wellbeing through increased trust and connection.

Maybe Ripple will provide the technology for something like this someday, maybe someone else will, maybe I'm just farting out my mouth. However, I have a feeling Ripple could surprise us in all kinds of services and industries. I really hope they do, because their technology is amazing and it's nice to use the most advanced technology. I for one am quite glad that a 56K modem is no longer my only available option to connect to the internet. It's nice when technology performs fast and efficiently. If you have the option, you pick fast and efficient over slow and unreliable every time.