The Extraordinary Future That Is Brit Marling
It’s your future too.
Her films are gorgeous, quirky, thought-provoking art you either love or hate. But more important, filmmaker Brit Marling’s career trajectory to film making stardom illustrates your future. America’s future too.
Looking 30 years ahead a large majority of America sees its nation in decline. Less internationally relevant, even larger gaps between rich and poor, and even more tribalism highlight how Americans see 2049 America.
Along with that bleak outlook is an even bleaker view of America’s (and the world’s) job inventory. More luminaries and “experts” agree: Artificial Intelligence and machine learning will do to jobs what Netflix did to VHS.
According to at least one reputable economic firm, the future demands more than business as usual:
By the mid-2030s, up to 30% of jobs could be [automated], with slightly more men being affected in the long run as autonomous vehicles and other machines replace many manual tasks where their share of employment is higher. During the first and second waves, however, women could be at greater risk of automation due…
