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Small-Scale Question Sunday for April 16, 2023

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Just noticed that there's a cool new mod, presumably a bot, posting these posts.

Anyway, I'm college-aged. As I'm imagining is generally the case on the motte, my strengths lie towards intellectual things.

Are there any good professions to look into, where I'll be doing things I'm good at, but where I also would be comparatively unlikely to struggle with job security due to AI in the near future?

Professions are tough to predict, my recommendation if you're thinking primarily in terms of economic security is to seek to invest in land and real estate. Private property will survive an economic revolution, and no profession or other investment provides much security against a political one.

Study whatever you want, but pursue as many networking opportunities as possible. Apply for internships in your field during the summers. Don't take rejection personally, but accept it gracefully. Find good reasons to go to your professors' office hours, like if you're having trouble finding internships. Prioritize homework and reading for class. Pursue productive social activities. Only drink on weekends, and only beer. Don't smoke marijuana ever. Shower and do your laundry frequently. Compliment people's strengths and be polite about their weaknesses.

If you do all that you'll be successful in any field. Pick something where you will enjoy doing those things.

Source: When I did those things I succeeded, when I didn't, I failed.

If you have good people skills, outside sales is very lucrative and relies too much on people to be automated.

Maybe engineering the stuff that humans still have to work on? Improving existing furnace or water heater designs, that kind of thing

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