Like It's Your Job

We essentially had to recreate a society from scratch, and unrest was present. People who previously yielded power from disparity were unhappy about their losses, and people who were rising into basic human rights were able to take more of what they deserved. People did not lose much, but closing the gap of wealth differences led them to believe they did.

Living in an automated, post-work society also shifted basic interpersonal relationships. In the beginning people became much more isolated, and the need to improve global interpersonal relationships was obvious; not having to work allowed people going through the transition to narrow down their social circles, and people had a hard time finding purpose. Depression rates increased.