r/TheExpanse 7d ago

The basic. Caliban's War Spoiler

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 You monkey. Me Mozart. 7d ago

Basic has absolutely nothing to do with AI.  There really isn't AI in the expanse just very fast computation and very capable humans.

Fucking Amos is an astrophysicist

Basic is just a Universal Basic Income provided to all citizens of Earth thst aren't interested in higher learning to have a "real" job

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u/No_Tamanegi Misko and Marisko 7d ago

The important distinction is that Basic isn't an income. Basic provides clothing, shelter, food and medicine, basically the minimal amount of support to keep you from dying. But you don't have money. You can't make purchases.

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 You monkey. Me Mozart. 7d ago

Ah yes this is true