> I generally feel like people should be free to do whatever insane stuff they want with their own lives.

The problem with people doing insane stuff with their "own money" is the burden they often exact on their family or society.

Perhaps the realm of independence starts when loans are reasonable and current, there is sufficient child support, and they are meeting a base savings rate for their retirement.

Speaking of which, perhaps any UBI could also use a minimal criteria, reviewed annually but without any barriers on first year eligibility.

>Like if someone random comes up to me on the sidewalk and says hey if OpenAI announces

Then you hopefully understand that randoms approaching you is no equal to reality.