The situation is exactly the same. Technology is rendering some human labor unnecessary. Like it has many times before. Like it will many times in the future. You can gnash your teeth and beat your breast about how gosh darn unfair it is, but it won't change it, or stop it, or even slow it down.

And yes, when people take irrational, emotional stances against change, it's almost always because they have financial skin in the game.