Exactly what we are seeing in Europe and the U.S.
Once the population of welfare receivers is over 50%, the republics will begin to fall. The politicians will just promise more ‘fair share’ free stuff and the voters will go for it.
2-3 million people alone put out of work from self driving cars and trucks in the U.S. alone.
Robots could put ten to twenty times more than that out of work here in the U.S. This is with 94 million already out of the work force.
These are all potential Democrat/Socialist/move to welfare votes because of advances in technology.
Some folks on this thread are underestimating the massive social disruption this will cause and political consequences that follows.
Soon China will control all production and rule the world. I'd say another 50 years or so....