They were intended to keep society in the control of the ones most capable of running it well.
There have been crises, but people always manage to keep society functioning, one way or another.
In principle the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation.
The robots are employed to keep society appearing the same as it was before humanity escaped into orbit.
"My answer was, 'Because they're kept here and society had an interest in keeping them here.' "
The white lie is, for me, one of the things that keeps society from turning into anarchy.
I doubt there will be a large enough population left to keep society functioning, even with the robots.
We have to have people to impose to keep society going.
To keep society whole and employed is going to have to involve government.