It's a really good initiative, and particularly useful for newcomers who are struggling to gain traction here. There's a couple of things appealing about it, from a somewhat idealistic perspective:

One, you have to GIFT people in. Unlike a conventional upvote bot, you are somewhat bound by the "pay it forward" paradigm. That sets a good model for what I might call "selfish altruism;" you give to others to benefit yourself.

Two, because of the investment-to-return ratio, this really favors and encourages having a long term perspective, rather than focusing on short term income. Which encourages people to post consistently.

So yes, I agree! @steembasicincome is definitely worth looking into.