The tech gains are mostly in areas which don't benefit consumers beyond fancier phones and bigger TV screens. Where it counts such as lower cost of living, better healthcare, and the like it's hasn't materialized for those in the lower economic segments. They're still coasting by on the Great Society programs despite their repeated gutting. If the current POTUS can't replace it with livable wages and jobs I suspect we'll see something akin to a Jacobin uprising (blood, heads, and all).