Difficult as it is we need to have some faith in the human spirit.
There was much dislocation when humanity shifted from an agrarian to an industrial economy. Many clothing workers were left redundant when automation caught on. Farriers were left behind with the advent of the automobile. I do not think anyone could say that the life circumstances of the average person have not been improved in terms of opportunity, and access to goods and services.
It may be a blessing in disguise. With machines able to do more complex tasks the real thing that humans will have to sell is their brain power. If economic realities reinforce the need to improve concentration and develop logical thinking to suceed we could see a revitalization of our culture. Perhaps not in the present generation but in coming ones.
i applaud your hopefulness but look around. do you see the millions and millions of people living on welfare now because their skills are below minimal needs all of a sudden becoming entrepeneurs and creating new industries? once you dont need burger flippers any longer the great majority of people will be surplus to the needs of the state and will just sit around waiting for their check like they do now. only the scale of the problem will be even larger.
but i hope youre right