I think if you want to argue that this is a trap with no obvious way out, such that utopian visions are wishful thinking, you’ll probably need a more sophisticated version of the political analysis. I don’t currently think the fact that e.g. labor’s share of income is 60% rather than 0% is the primary reason US democracy doesn’t collapse.
I believe that AGI will have lots of weird effects on the world, just not this particular one. (Also that US democracy is reasonably likely to collapse at some point, just not for this particular reason or in this particular way.)
I think if you want to argue that this is a trap with no obvious way out, such that utopian visions are wishful thinking, you’ll probably need a more sophisticated version of the political analysis. I don’t currently think the fact that e.g. labor’s share of income is 60% rather than 0% is the primary reason US democracy doesn’t collapse.
I believe that AGI will have lots of weird effects on the world, just not this particular one. (Also that US democracy is reasonably likely to collapse at some point, just not for this particular reason or in this particular way.)