I think the perspective you're applying here is an important one. That said, if we imagine that there is productive marginal work to be done, then replacing dr

I think the perspective you're applying here is an important one. That said, if we imagine that there is productive marginal work to be done, then replacing drudgery with automation frees up the money being spent there to be spent elsewhere, and presumably increases demand for the better work. Obviously there are some assumptions, and "liberation" may still be hyperbole, but it doesn't necessarily benefit only the capitalists.