There's an argument to be made that a "return on investment by way of eliminating all workers" is a reasonable result for the capitalists.
At least until they are running out of customers. And/or societies with mass-unemployment destabilize to a degree that is not conducive for capitalists' operations.
At least until they are running out of customers. And/or societies with mass-unemployment destabilize to a degree that is not conducive for capitalists' operations.