The Mars trilogy offered a few very interesting ideas of economics. Since its a new place people are free to experiment with newer more radical power structures

The Mars trilogy offered a few very interesting ideas of economics. Since its a new place people are free to experiment with newer more radical power structures and economic approaches. What the author proposed and explored was a mandatory investment the compony you work for. E.g there are no employees at all just shareholders, and the minimum share you can have is regulated, thus limiting the size and structure of any organization. To be “employed” you have to buy into the company. Since you have advance automation in the universe of the books it seemed actually possible. All fascinating ideas, their implications, upsides and downsides were explored in the trilogy. And I’ve wondered since, can this be a solution to a lot of our current woes, with automation looming as a potential societal issue as well?