The future, at first, seems much better than that of TT's time, but he soon reflects that the "class conflict" and "class structure" of his time they have simply evolved rather than erased. The concept of this future society, described by Wells, can be perceived as a socialist warning about the possibilities that could befall humanity if capitalism continues to exist and workers are continually exploited for the benefit of the rich. As expressed previously, the TT hypothesizes that the working class was relegated underground for such a period that it adapted and evolved into a primordial, nocturnal species (p. 79). While the society of the upper classes remained above ground and their advanced civilization, full of amenities, transformed them into weak, indolent and dependent species (p. 126). The way the situation has somewhat changed and the Morlocks now "cultivate" the Eloi can be seen as a kind of Marxist revolution of the future society. A revolution in which the oppressed working class united and overthrew the ruling class. At the time of this story's publication, The Time Machine was an expression of Wells's concerns for his 19th-century audience, his unease about what might happen if the Industrial Revolution further divided the classes, and how this rampant capitalism it would have had solemn effects.