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Oligarchs (A) are very irritated at classes of workers, or economic classes that have some independence and power, and (B) cannot wait until everyone other than they are assigned to neat little commodity pigeonholes.

The whole article seems to be founded upon this:

More than 60% said they would consider pivoting into a skilled trade if it offered more money and stability

That's not a shocking number. Of course workers want more money AND stability. The "stability" part is what keeps a lot of people out of the lucrative armed robbery sector, after all.