That's not so far away. The report suggests mass government action to mitigate the transition, which of course will never happen, because freedom. Pretty hard to see how a consumption-based economy continues to exist if there aren't jobs with which to earn money that allows people to consume.

It's going to get really bad for blue-collar folks and service-industry workers. You already see it at big-box stores. At the Home Depot near my house, aside from the contractor's side at the lumberyard and in lawn and garden, I can't remember the last time I saw an actual cashier working the main registers. Instead, they've installed four self-checkout kiosks and have one person directing traffic. And self-driving trucks are going to put a ton of people out of work.