I agree; it’s absolutely very possible for the permanent underclass scenario described in this post to devolve into something even worse. This post is more arguing “even if somehow there wasn’t escalating inequality, and things like property rights did remain, even for the poor (i.e. the scenario as described in AI 2040: Plan A), a permanent underclass would still be really bad even then.”
I agree; it’s absolutely very possible for the permanent underclass scenario described in this post to devolve into something even worse. This post is more arguing “even if somehow there wasn’t escalating inequality, and things like property rights did remain, even for the poor (i.e. the scenario as described in AI 2040: Plan A), a permanent underclass would still be really bad even then.”