The increased unemployment due to automation isn't a new problem, just finally getting attention. As also said in reply to you, farms make the perfect example.

The increased unemployment due to automation isn't a new problem, just finally getting attention. As also said in reply to you, farms make the perfect example. An arce produces far more food now than at any point in the past. The bigger question is: Will we enter a new social contract where all people benefit from automation, our will only the property owners? Currently, we're trending heavily toward the latter. Regardless, that is a political issue, and unavoidable. Whatever we decide, even to my detriment, I'm of the opinion that we shouldn't let it guide technological progress. At least not just yet.