> Does the wealth created by automation reduce the need for humans to work to survive, or does it just centralize in the hands of capital owners? It seems to d

> Does the wealth created by automation reduce the need for humans to work to survive, or does it just centralize in the hands of capital owners? It seems to do a bit of both. People do slightly more work with lots more automation to help them, and automation generates work as well (e.g. once upon a time you'd occasionally send a memo out; now anyone can email anyone else and it all needs archiving).