Because the linked article does not capture his original words well. Instead he said:
> If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed.
> Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution.
> So far, the trend seems to be toward the second option, with technology driving ever-increasing inequality.
> If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed.
> Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution.
> So far, the trend seems to be toward the second option, with technology driving ever-increasing inequality.