I obtained a PhD in the sciences in part because I saw the potential for technology as a disruptor many years ago (and through the advice of friends and family). I thought it would help me stay employable for a bit longer as someone has to plan experiments for the inevitable automated science bots. Even then I am beginning to question how automation proof any profession is really.
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No profession is safe; regardless of how secure people may feel. Even my local post office, that I have been to for MANY years, is closing down and replacing them with...you guessed it....automated machines. When you've been employed for so long and expect to retire into your golden years; only to get suckered punched by the arrival of automation; it's really demoralizing and dehumanizing. It's really sad.