Benanav interrogates the dominant narrative that rapid technological change is displacing labour at scale, arguing instead that the real crisis is economic stagnation and not automation. He demonstrates that productivity growth has slowed across advanced economies, undercutting claims of an imminent post work future. The automation discourse, he suggests, obscures deeper structural challenges while promoting inadequate solutions like universal basic income. Benanav calls for a democratic reimagining of work, rooted not in technocratic fixes but in collective agency, social equity, and a renewed commitment to shared prosperity.