You don't even need to go that far; wider adoption of remote work would create enough opportunity for a lot of people.

Basic income is absolutely one route, but I can think of a few others. A startup could thrive in a smaller city where their employees could achieve a high quality of life without extraordinary expense. You'd still have to solve the recruiting problem, however, and employees would be wary of lock-in effects.

Beat me to it. Without some sort of income guarantee, most people would not move to remote cities.

edit: not sure why this is controversial. other than retired folks, who would move to the middle of nowhere as a result of this "kickstarter" if they aren't going to be guaranteed a job there?

Money is not a worry, but food and shelter.

If everyone gets money and freedom, where do food and shelter come from?