Indeed Martin, great essay. Actually in the future you describe only the droids will get served, our AI assisted government will ban bars per se' .Don't need all those unruly peasants getting anything that makes them more dangerous or allows them to organize. SOMA will be given out for free, but no gatherings will be allowed. Here is my 2 cents on AI. Note: https://medium.com/@daneke/fast-furious-techno-feudalism-artificial-intelligence-and-the-death-of-human-agency-afc0ed4da941