[dota_fanatic]

Assholes aside, since turning an asshole into a non-asshole is an incredibly complex issue, people I've known who are like the ones you're describing tend to not like their situation, dream about and periodically pursue having a better life, but are utterly incapable of making a chain of steps towards that better life when it's so much harder to climb than it is to stay down in the ditch. The level of competitiveness in our world also means there's many people above them who have it in their interest to keep them down and dependent (as their livelihoods depend on it).

One would hope with a lessened burden and greater freedom for the millions of Americans who aren't like that, social support and community would increase. MOOCs and the like would get more support. More people would pursue experimentation. More people people would do it right instead of getting shit done. More people would be free to stop giving themselves to processes they know are unethical.

These people you're describing are only a problem to kill off / suck dry in the world we live in now. In a world of basic income, they'd at least have a chance of getting help from the people around them that do care, have a well-developed sense of empathy. Having said all this, I totally agree that giving a lump sum of money to the people you're describing is indeed a terrible idea, will have bad outcomes.