"The more the wealth of the nation comes from it's productive citizens, the more the ruler must maintain the quality of life for those citizens. The less, the less."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs

@Angle Now if you really want to be frightened apply this concept to labor automation and let the horror creep in

@Laurelai Aye, right!? I actually have several long rants about that, though you'd need to dig through my archives to find them. XD