I agree with you completely. But the gov’t, labor unions and illegal cheap labor has messed up the free market. The free market would decide whether it was more beneficial to replace a human and whether it opens up other occupations for the unemployed.
The skilled trades will become the bright future for the middle / average person.
Welding, plumbing, electrical work, mechanical repair, those are things a robot can’t do and someone who just came across the border can’t do right.
Mike Rowe is ahead of everyone on that curve.