I agree with you, Mechanize!
I also must admit that the more you mechanize or automate a process the less you need a human body for. And that of course means fewer people working and earning an income.
So where do those unemployed go for even a minimal amount of money to live on. Why the Government of course. And the Government gets its money through taxes from the people who own the businesses or are fortunate enough to have a job in those businesses.
And so it goes... In many ways Government having entered into the social contract starting with Social Security and Welfare has started an avalanche that will end up destroying or burying anyone or anything in its path.
And no, I don’t have an answer either... Just do what you can to prepare for when TSHTF.
In this case the “Human bodies” in question belong to illegals who should never have gotten into our country.
So deport them, and remove them from the equation!
This will keep them off the social security roles, keep them out of our emergency rooms, prevent their illicit voting, and their kids out of our schools.
The saving in socialized services alone will cover the expense of the mechanization.
Heck, we might not even have to “Choose” English anymore!