They were maintaining the idea that we don’t live post scarcity. That there aren’t enough homes or food for the current population, so there can’t be enough for a large population. The rich will never give up being the elite class and will perpetuate artificial scarcity until they die.

Laid off, took a lower job at a company that was family owned for >25 years. 3 months after they hired me they sold the company to a foreign investor. 3 months later they laid of 1/3 of us.