He's saying that peoples' rights will be protected through the action of the worker, not through new technology. There is something of a meme right now that we

He's saying that peoples' rights will be protected through the action of the worker, not through new technology. There is something of a meme right now that we will singularity our way into a utopian era of plenty. The author is saying that this isn't something we get automatically, that the middle and lower class have to continue to struggle in order to benefit from advances in automation and dramatic increases in productivity.