I think that it's a religious problem, originating within the protestant/prussian work ethic, and the holiness of work.

Full employment is the ideal for the politicians in Germany, and they get there also with the help of the church and the social system, "prettifying" unemployment statistics by funneling unemployed people into often nonsensical bureaucratic jobs.

But technology and innovation really means less work for humans, and the fight against technology and innovation then becomes just the natural outcome prioritizing full employment and work, it's the natural enemy of a system like that.