[eloff]

I agree, I said as much about winners and losers being created.

It’s still a good thing for society - the alternative is halting or slowing progress.

[bryanlarsen]

But what if >50% of people are in the "disrupted" category?

[eloff]

Then you get a revolution and the whole system is torn down and rebuilt in a different form. That's highly undesirable, and as I mentioned, is a real tail risk to consider.

[ImHereToVote]

Progress towards what?

[slashdev]

Don't be pedantic. From Oxford dictionary: "advance or development toward a better, more complete, or more modern condition"