> Why do the benefits of automation only accrue upwards and not across society? it is benefiting across society - the availability of goods that would not othe

> Why do the benefits of automation only accrue upwards and not across society? it is benefiting across society - the availability of goods that would not otherwise have been available is the benefit, not direct financial gain. The people who do get direct financial gain are the ones that invested their capital into producing the automation and tools. As for why isn't everyone doing 3-day weeks, the answer is that almost everybody still has wants that could not be fulfilled by automation, and that as basic wants are fulfilled, they get higher and more wants that aren't just basic essentials, which leads to more work to fill back up the work week.