I think the goal of humanity and of robotics is to free humanity from labor. Capitalism would be a dieing construct, and old system that made this current life possible. There is no capitalism with automation. And really I think that is a good thing. We have quantum computers. It is just a matter of time until we derive AI.
Will the movies predict what happens with AI? I don't think so. I think we just fear the unknown, and that manifests in those stories. With AI, you could calculate new technologies, quantum computers are already computing new materials by predicting the bonds between various substances. The computer then updates a database. Once the database is complete, and all known materials are derived, the quantum computer can be used for other means. And I am sure there are other quantum computers being made.
That means, with an AI, the AI could derive new technologies for the human race. If we automate the process of taking these ideas, and bringing them to life, and if you automate the acquisition of materials, and keep it in par with consumption, you have a fully automated society.
Need new shoes? Order it. Want to go hiking? Sure! Don't have to work. I feel like Jet Skiing, so I'm going to take a Maglev train to the Caribbean.
Forcing people to work for some old ideal makes no sense. With technology, the rules of the game changes. With the society I briefly described, there would be no need for a currency, everything is controlled by the AI.
Americans work hard to work hard. It's time we work hard to work less, or should I say, not at all.