Some time ago, I came to similar conclusion - problem with automation is essentially a problem of social (wealth and income) inequality. I think it's actually

Some time ago, I came to similar conclusion - problem with automation is essentially a problem of social (wealth and income) inequality. I think it's actually a transition from economy constrained by available labour to economy constrained by available natural resources. And I think the similar transition occurred in other times of history (like Roman empire?) and it wasn't pretty. It also shows that capitalism (or free market) isn't really that nice system when it works under global resource constraints, despite the claims to the contrary.