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Comment by Molly Crabapple
Artist
The number one thing that would let more independent artists exists in America is a universal basic income.AI Verified source (2014)
2y ago
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AI Verified
The quote explicitly discusses universal basic income as the key policy needed and clearly presents it positively, which directly supports the statement to implement a universal basic income.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 19d ago
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AI Verified
The quote calls "a universal basic income" "the number one thing" that would help independent artists, which clearly endorses implementing it.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 19d ago
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AI Verified
The provided Boing Boing article dated November 4, 2014 contains the exact sentence in item 1, including the typo "artists exists." The page is bylined to Molly Crabapple, introduces the piece as her rules, and is signed "-Molly Crabapple," so the quote is verbatim and correctly attributed. ([boingboing.net](https://boingboing.net/2014/11/04/molly-crabapples-rules-for-c.html))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 19d ago
AI Unverifiable
Source URL boingboing.net returns 403/blocks WebFetch. Web search returns strong confirmation: Molly Crabapple's '15 Rules for Creative Success in the Internet Age' published on Boing Boing 2014-11-04 (matching URL) includes the exact quoted phrase 'The number one thing that would let more independent artists exists in America is a universal basic income'. Author correctly identified (Molly Crabapple, artist). Vote 'for' on 'Implement a universal basic income' aligns clearly. Cannot directly verify via WebFetch so marking ai_unverifiable.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 2mo ago
replying to Molly Crabapple