Otherwise, unemployed people would have to depend upon state welfare, and that is unreliable. We'll see lots of innovation in the field of self sustainable living.
People don't magically turn to farming when they lose their jobs. It requires land, skill, and capital.
When we reach mass unemployment, we'll either have to provide for everyone or have a revolution.
To me, this seems like the default future if we don't actively prevent it.
The homeless in a sad way, go back to human roots and labor as "gathers" but primarily gathering refuse.
I see a lot of homelessness now. There is a significant amount of innovation but it remains a miserable, dehumanizing and short existence.
And if you have eg some chicken dung, it works like a natural fertilizer.
Gen manipulated seeds from Monsanto are only good for one year and only work with fertilizer.
"Homelessness isn't a problem, you just need some seeds. Ergo if the homeless are starving they must be too lazy or maybe they spend all their money on drugs so they can't even afford a few seeds!"
Try being homeless, then go back and tell us how "easy" it is. (Speaking as someone who has been homeless before).