Bring on the 4th Industrial Revolution

It is suggested that older people won’t cope with the 4^th industrial revolution. Well as a 60 something I say bring it on!

For example, I can’t wait to have a driverless car and to wear eye glasses that have a built-in screen and earphone. I look forward to not having to bother with renewing my driver’s licence and remembering everyone’s name!

My Dad was born in 1911 and lived through the first and second industrial revolutions [and 1^st and 2^nd world wars] and he certainly never got stuck in the past. I don’t plan to either. Contrary to what some millennials may think, as a proud baby-boomer, I am part of a generation that loves a challenge. So, bring on the AI-robots, bio-engineered devices and Apps for everything imaginable – I welcome them with open arms.

What makes me so confident is in the end, I have two things that are simply irreplaceable; my ‘common sense’ and my imagination.

These two factors are my armour and my weaponry that I will use to take on and conquer the 4^th industrial revolution. Not only do I plan to conquer 4IR [everything has an acronym now] I plan to leave a legacy so stand by here I come.

John Arnesen

john@arnesenandassociates.co.za

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