[jlcx]

Well, you're right about human labor being a luxury in a world of increasing automation. It seems like people are willing to pay for that, though. Until something really crazy happens, like mind uploading becoming a reality, automation will result in more people being employed for luxury purposes. Many of these will be low-wage jobs, but that won't be so bad if technological progress continues to make things more affordable. But human labor as a luxury does not necessarily mean low-wage work. For example, mechanical watches have essentially been toys for rich people for the past few decades, yet they continue to be produced in significant numbers, and the higher-end watches generally have a significant amount of human labor involved.