[briantakita]

Alcoholism happens to people who have jobs as well. Though there's a policy of being sober at work which limits drinking to off hours.

Another possibility is that Basic Income alone doesn't solve all problems. Life direction & perceived opportunity to better oneself is needed. Basic Income may enable destructive behavior. But the underlying root cause may still be present even if the person is employed.

[HPsquared]

Most people need more than mere "opportunity to better oneself". It's almost always a shortage of motivation. UBI would reduce this motivation, I believe.

[tbossanova]

The current state of things is insanely demotivating, so I wouldn’t be so sure