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From: techwr-l-bounces+ccardimon=m-s-g -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+ccardimon=m-s-g -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of John G
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 11:47 AM
To: David Renn
Cc: TECHWR-L (techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com)
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Economist magazine points to decline of tech writing
David -
There will always be a need to communicate complex information from people who have it to those who don't. The form of that communication may change, but the need will never go away. You should keep abreast of new technologies, techniques, and tools and find a way to gain experience in those that you - and the industry - feel are most effective and efficient.
It may be words, pictures, animations, videos, holographs, or RNA memory injections, but it will be something.
My 2Â.
JG
On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 5:28 PM, David Renn <daverenn08 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> So will I have a job in 15 years or should I start aggressively gambling?
> On Jan 4, 2015 5:20 PM, "Nancy Allison" <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> wrote:
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> > Yes, I think that's still in human territory, although the bean
> > counters wish it weren't so. When, oh when will they be able to
> replace
> > us with algorithms!!
> >
> > On 01/04/15, Robert Lauriston<robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> wrote:
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> > Abstracting information from digital content (which algorithms aren't
> > very good at yet anyway) is nothing like interviewing SMEs, which is
> > what William Sherman is talking about.
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