They really need a prequel to the Harry Potter books where Severus Snape is in love with Senator Lilly. And he turns to the Dark Side because Voldmeort takes him to Cirque de Soleil.
If the rich can hire a handful of the middle class to build and maintain their robots, then they can just cut the poor and working poor out of the economy entirely, and they will be willing to accept any conditions for food and shelter.
We can arrange the economy anyway we choose. Taking all of the decision making for themselves is part of the plan.
Back ten, twenty years ago you basically had to go to Europe to try good beer. Who was traveling to middle class white Americans.
Starting a brewery before recently was often a mark that someone had time and info to practice brewing at home, interest in European food and history, plus the start up capital/safety net to start the business.
Now a bunch of relatively privileged people who think it's possible for them too....
I forgot my sarcasm tag apparently