I don't see the paradox here at all. People who are out of work because of automation are out of work and suffer as a result. For them, automation absolutely is

I don't see the paradox here at all. People who are out of work because of automation are out of work and suffer as a result. For them, automation absolutely is a villain. That the same automation may cause more jobs in other fields to be created is not of a great deal of interest to those who find themselves unemployed. They still lose, and the fact that others may win doesn't change that.