Alternative hypothesis: once robotics hits a point where it's possible for an average person (or small group of people) to own the capital necessary to carve ou

Alternative hypothesis: once robotics hits a point where it's possible for an average person (or small group of people) to own the capital necessary to carve out a decent life (by modern standards), labor starts splintering away from the global economy en masse. With their foundations gone, the pyramids schemes crumble, and Capital is the one caught out.