> enough wealth was redistributed through violent means. there were no instances of violent redistribution of wealth that ended better for the average person t

> enough wealth was redistributed through violent means. there were no instances of violent redistribution of wealth that ended better for the average person than before. Only that a different group of people ended up with wealth. Automation makes stuff cheaper, even for people who didn't obtain any of the financial wealth via redistribution - because there's more than just financial wealth that get created with automation. New availability of services and goods (think internet of today - this is a wealth that couldn't have existed before, and one can benefit from it even if they are poor today).