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While you're free to circlejerk about how the article shows how great UBI is, that's not really what it talks about.
I'd say that this is a pretty important finding. This is a common talking point for people against UBI, so finding evidence to the contrary is promising
I'd say that's the takeaway!
I agree it's a useful insight, but it's the only sentence in the entire article that isn't instead discussing the merits of lump sum vs regular payment. Saying that "it's the takeaway" from the linked article is insanity.
The Wikipedia page for Hitler includes the sentence:
That doesn't make it the takeaway of the article!! If you want to make a case for something, bring the right evidence. As the researchers themselves have said, this study can't just be generalized to high-income countries.