Yes, but, it unfortunately only leads to social progress if everything else keeps up - you'd be surprised how many social programs currently have work requirements ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Unemployment benefits, some type of UBI, education/job training affordability, social security, etc. are all things that need to be reevaluated if a whole job category is going to be removed.

Job automation is great, but there are externalities that should be accounted for ahead of time. You can ask, "who pays for this?" Well, the obvious answer is the companies that will be enriching themselves due to society's sacrifice. Although, that has happened during the pandemic, so it's clear corporations aren't going to do so out of some sense of civic duty.