{"id":5814,"date":"2019-12-20T18:16:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T18:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ricardocrooks.com\/?p=5814"},"modified":"2024-02-14T11:14:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T11:14:25","slug":"the-future-of-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ricardocrooks.com\/the-future-of-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Everything"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1574150573347{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#c06f6b&#8221; el_class=&#8221;brdr-lne&#8221; el_id=&#8221;main-sep&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1574345828004{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#c06f6b&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mbl-sprtr&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1707909019409{margin-top: 35px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1571977354504{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Inevitability of Change in Our World and Workplace&#8230;&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:44px|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Titillium%20Web%3A200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1707908680948{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 17.5px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1574417787965{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Inevitability of Change in Our World and Workplace&#8230;&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:44px|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Titillium%20Web%3A200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1707908722413{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 17.5px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1569493896858{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2463&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_border&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221;]\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Sooner or later, the U.S. will face mounting job losses due to advances in automation, artificial intelligence, and robotics. \u2013 Oren Etzioni<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221;]\n<p align=\"justify\">New and disruptive technologies, sectoral shifts in the economy, and a looming recession, combined with an influx of millions of millennials into the workforce, means change is inevitable.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Are you prepared to handle it?<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-video fitVids clearfix hb-box-frame\"><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In the Age of AI (full documentary) | FRONTLINE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dZ_lvDgevk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577744864140{padding-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p align=\"justify\">I&#8217;m an avid reader, trend, and news junkie. More and more, I read stories about how 60, 65, and 70-year-olds who have reached retirement age can&#8217;t afford to retire because their income won&#8217;t cover expenses.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">How companies striving to stay competitive are laying off workers. How finding a job as a recent college graduate can be challenging in the best of circumstances.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Change is inevitable, they say. The only constant in life is change. We must try to embrace the ups and downs and learn to thrive on the roller coaster of transition. That\u2019s life.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;We Have Opened Pandora&#8217;s Box \u2014 Now Everything You Know Will Change!&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:36px|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Titillium%20Web%3A200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221;]\n<p align=\"justify\">Our world is changing faster than ever, and the things of science-fiction are becoming a reality. The problems that arise will be more complicated, present much sooner, and are scarier than you can imagine.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221;]\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>We invented fire, repeatedly messed up, then we invented the fire extinguisher, fire exit, fire alarm and fire department. \u2013 Max Tegmark<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221;]\n<p align=\"justify\">We have embraced technology and given it a place in our lives that it may not deserve. Primarily because initially, it makes things seem better, fostering a sense of inevitability and trust that it will always make things better. 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URL not valid. Please check <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Embeds\">WordPress Codex<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-video fitVids clearfix hb-box-frame\"><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"5G and AI Everywhere: 2030 Will Be a New World | Jeff Brown | Ep 60 | The Glenn Beck Podcast\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tAGeN5lrxws?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-video fitVids clearfix hb-box-frame\"><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever \u2013 CRISPR\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jAhjPd4uNFY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-video fitVids clearfix hb-box-frame\"><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everything You Know will Change! (2019-2020)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4DmhjXMfPNY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Future Of Work: Important Ways Jobs Will Change&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:36px|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Titillium%20Web%3A200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577770965509{padding-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221;]\n<p align=\"justify\">Business models like Uber, Door Dash, and new blockchain decentralized business models we haven&#8217;t yet conceived will dominate the economy.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-video fitVids clearfix hb-box-frame\"><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10 Industries Facing Massive Disruption\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HuymeBMFe5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why EVERYONE needs a second income \u2014 and why you need to start now!&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:36px|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Titillium%20Web%3A200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577771876214{padding-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221;]\n<p align=\"justify\">We are at the dawn of\u00a0the 4th Industrial Revolution, which can be described as the advent of \u201ccyber-physical systems\u201d involving entirely new capabilities for people and machines.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>An Era of Disruptive Innovation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3D Printing<\/li>\n<li>Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/li>\n<li>Blockchain<\/li>\n<li>Genetic Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Machine Learning<\/li>\n<li>Robotics<\/li>\n<li>Surveillance Capitalism<\/li>\n<li>The Internet of Things (IoT)<\/li>\n<li>The Internet of Value (IoV)<\/li>\n<li>Trans Humanism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">The workplace of this era will demand different skills, and gaining them will depend on who can afford them. And unless you&#8217;re happy living paycheck to paycheck, EVERYONE will need multiple streams of income.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Most importantly, right now, EVERYONE should be asking the question, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/willrobotstakemyjob.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will robots take my job?<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-video fitVids clearfix hb-box-frame\"><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution? | CNBC Explains\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v9rZOa3CUC8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577813854095{padding-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;]\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>..the loss of jobs due to artificial inteligence and robotics will exceed any retraining program, at least in the short-run. \u2013 Charlie Firestone<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1574345861054{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2463&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_border&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221;]\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Sooner or later, the U.S. will face mounting job losses due to advances in automation, artificial intelligence, and robotics. \u2013 Oren Etzioni<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221;]\n<p align=\"justify\">New and disruptive technologies, sectoral shifts in the economy, and a looming recession, combined with an influx of millions of millennials into the workforce, means change is inevitable.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Are you prepared to handle it?<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-video fitVids clearfix hb-box-frame\"><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In the Age of AI (full documentary) | FRONTLINE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dZ_lvDgevk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577746334293{padding-top: 17.5px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p align=\"justify\">I&#8217;m an avid reader, trend, and news junkie. More and more, I read stories about how 60, 65, and 70-year-olds who have reached retirement age can&#8217;t afford to retire because their income won&#8217;t cover expenses.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">How companies striving to stay competitive are laying off workers. How finding a job as a recent college graduate can be challenging in the best of circumstances.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Change is inevitable, they say. The only constant in life is change. We must try to embrace the ups and downs and learn to thrive on the roller coaster of transition. 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(2019-2020)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4DmhjXMfPNY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Future Of Work: Important Ways Jobs Will Change&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:36px|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Titillium%20Web%3A200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577771013828{padding-top: 17.5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221;]\n<p align=\"justify\">Business models like Uber, Door Dash, and new blockchain decentralized business models we haven&#8217;t yet conceived will dominate the economy.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-video fitVids clearfix hb-box-frame\"><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10 Industries Facing Massive Disruption\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HuymeBMFe5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why EVERYONE needs a second income \u2014 and why you need to start now!&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:36px|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Titillium%20Web%3A200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577771862336{padding-top: 17.5px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-video fitVids clearfix hb-box-frame\"><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution? | CNBC Explains\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v9rZOa3CUC8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;tp-txt&#8221;]\n<p align=\"justify\">We are at the dawn of\u00a0the 4th Industrial Revolution, which can be described as the advent of \u201ccyber-physical systems\u201d involving entirely new capabilities for people and machines.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>An Era of Disruptive Innovation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3D Printing<\/li>\n<li>Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/li>\n<li>Blockchain<\/li>\n<li>Genetic Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Machine Learning<\/li>\n<li>Robotics<\/li>\n<li>Surveillance Capitalism<\/li>\n<li>The Internet of Things (IoT)<\/li>\n<li>The Internet of Value (IoV)<\/li>\n<li>Trans Humanism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">The workplace of this era will demand different skills, and gaining them will depend on who can afford them. 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