Universal Basic Income: Is change possible?

While the tenets and issues about universal basic income seem to be good for everybody involved, it would need a gigantic paradigm shift for our culture, and how we've always "earned our keep." The real question is: will the current world allow such a change?

https://futurism.com/universal-basic-income-what-if-the-problem-isnt-automation-but-work-itself/

Moving Towards A Science Fiction Future with Universal Income

It seems that what Elon Musk is talking about is something that was articulated in Star Trek: The Next Generation:Universal Income.

http://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-we-need-universal-income-because-robots-will-1788644631