Well, you need many fewer people to do the same amount of work. In America in particular, there isn't enough income or jobs in the low/no skill area to survive

Well, you need many fewer people to do the same amount of work. In America in particular, there isn't enough income or jobs in the low/no skill area to survive. Suicide and deaths of despair rates amongst middle-aged and older in this demographic are astronomical. In the relatively near future, it won't be necessary to have as many software engineers to run a very large company.