It's an interesting idea but I'd like to see it tried somewhere else on a large scale first.
You could cut down or outright remove various government assistance programs so there would not necessarily be more money for the poor, just not a bureaucracy to figure out if you qualify for this and that assistance.
Yes, it could coexist. Not sure why you'd think it would not. I still want more than a cubicle apartment and cheapest food.
The difference between a herbal remedies and a regular medicine is that the regular stuff the manufacturer has to first show that it actually works at all and then figure out what the side effects are.
If I have any serious issue I'd not trust anything that is not FDA/EMA/etc approved for my condition.
Sure open source would not be a drawback but First place you're looking for the information is in the documentation, not the source code. And then it depends on how the game is designed.
Sure worst case scenario an open source game you can rewrite the entire thing and document it as you see fit. But is it really modding then?
Video games are an easy way of losing yourself in a hobby for an afternoon. Can become addictive and you may lose the entire weekend.
Do you want games that focus on the social aspect and make friends? The story? Quick reactions and precise timing? Building something? Compete? Challenge yourself and improve (at ultimately a pointless task in a video game)? Simulate something accurately?
Before you start, as a gamer what do you non gamers do to spend your free time on anyway?
A few are naturally corrupt and will always do anything they think they can get away with. A few are naturally honest and will never be corrupted.
Most people just act like the people they are surrounded by.