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That why our ancestors repurposed their pitchforks. History is marked by a drive towards inequality, punctuated by bouts of war and revolution that trigger a reset.
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This is the society capitalists want tho, they don't care about the wellbeing of humans they just care about profit.
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Once the citizens are made obsolete, there is no need for healthcare, housing, or (human) infrastructure. Just electricity, cooling water, and Internet connectivity.
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Obsolete citizens don’t need healthcare, housing or infrastructure. They will just die of hunger and exposure and then the rich and powerful can frolic unencumbered in paradise.
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As usual, HN does not want to hear this even though it really does seem like a likely outcome, if not The Actual Goal of all of this automation.
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I can see some other outcomes from attempting to create that.
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