I was thinking more along the lines of people who are not suited to do research in the first place. This will either be those who join the academic world out of inertia following their educational path or class/cultural pressure, or those who dislike the general labor market and want to enter the academic world due to its particularities.
On a speculative note: I believe it's yet another argument in favor of UBI
On a speculative note: I believe it's yet another argument in favor of UBI