Prosperity is for the elites. They will make sure there are just enough mathematicians to make sure their lifestyles keep getting better.
The rest of us will play video games and dine on insect paste.
Which would be totally acceptable if the throngs were told it was Brawndo or something appetizing in name. you would have a mad rush for signups.
Which is the real danger and why they are driving most to hopelessness. Pretty scary once you realize that we are living the first stages of every dystopian novel/move ever written. More scary is that few will admit it.