Middle class got hollowed out a long time before this came along. Automation was always picked as a good scapegoat for the declining fortunes of the middle cla

Middle class got hollowed out a long time before this came along. Automation was always picked as a good scapegoat for the declining fortunes of the middle class because the inevitable forward march of progress is immune from pitchforks while oligarchs, landlords and bought politicians are not.