A universal stipend, without means testing or any other qualifier, would be such a literal, blunt form of redistribution that it might become less vulnerable to the traditional pitfalls of corruption and power mongering. At least that is the thinking I have heard expressed in the valley.

I am skeptical. I worry that Siren Servers are simply too effective at targeting people with predatory offers of credit or other abuses. Also, technological advances do make some things cheaper, but other things would become more expensive. [...]