This kind of thing pops up now and again but the psychology is completely different to if basic income was actually universal and expected to continue in the long-term.
Of course people don't quit their jobs and careers because they are part of a small group enrolled in a 3-year scientific study. Human behaviour is non-linear.
The study doesn't cover the likely feedback effects on the broader economy that a universal rollout would have (increase in the money supply) or the broader socio-cultural changes that would likely accompany it.
In short: scale matters for this kind of thing. Some things just can't be tested ahead of time empirically.
Of course people don't quit their jobs and careers because they are part of a small group enrolled in a 3-year scientific study. Human behaviour is non-linear.
The study doesn't cover the likely feedback effects on the broader economy that a universal rollout would have (increase in the money supply) or the broader socio-cultural changes that would likely accompany it.
In short: scale matters for this kind of thing. Some things just can't be tested ahead of time empirically.