Oh thank you also! It is really eye-opening. I have some additional historical context, that I learned in Business school.
Under Fordism, factory work was broken into tiny, repetitive tasks. Instead of one worker building most of a car, one might just bolt on the bumper all day. It made production faster and cheaper, but also made workers’ jobs monotonous and stripped of skill or creativity. It was then easy for each role to be replaced with automation, as technology improved.
I sort of see the same thing happening in general as software replaces parts of certain roles. Unless the role is highly skilled, the work is often commoditised, and reduced in complexity until it can be automated.
The answer I’ve found for this in my own life is to just outpace these roles by learning more. My knowledge is a moat that might protect me for longer. Who knows though.
Congratulations on the opportunity to see new people🥳