The Industrial Age has brought about a series of changes that has led to an irreconcilable problem tied to the human condition: most people are incapable of working for themselves, and must rely on someone else for their employment. Personally, I think a democratic form of government is ultimately doomed to failure under these circumstances. Giving people the authority to govern themselves makes no sense when they aren’t capable of doing basic human functions anymore.
And technological advances are rapidly reducing the need for human labor in a vast variety of fields.