Automation is definitely going to make our lifes a lot easier. At some point we should be able to work a couple of hours a week, in fact we should already be able to work 15~ hours a week right now if it weren't for the current capitalistic system we have in place. I am not saying capitalism on its own is all bad, but due to robots replacing humans and the profit going to a single minority it removes jobs without a benefit to the common man. Since this progress of technology is going at a very rapid pace it also means a lot of people still have to adjust to this new reality we are heading towards. To answer your question, Steemit, the idea its founded on will help in this process towards a healthy environment on the internet. I actually wrote an article on this I posted just a day ago.
If your interested in it here is the link: https://steemit.com/steemit/@droucil/how-an-idea-like-steemit-could-change-the-entire-internet
Thanks for the article, it was a nice read :)