People love trotting out this phrase. But on analysis of its usage for the above comment, it doesn't make any sense. Who is the leopard, the breeder, and why are they upset in that above comment? They don't sound upset, just sad.

I think the leopard is software-as-automation, the breeder is the tech industry, and the exact semantics of "upset" are less important than schadenfreude at automation (and ensuing poverty) coming for the automator.