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Whatever You Wish by Isaac Asimov

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[Editorial note: This is a continuation, of sorts, of a previous Asimov essay, called The New Teachers. It's not a requirement that you read the previous one, though I do recommend it.] by Isaac Asimov The difficulty in deciding on what the professions of the future would be is that it all depends on the kind of future we choose to have. If we allow our civilization to be destroyed, the only profession of the future will be scrounging for survival, and few till succeed at it. Suppose, though, that we keep our civilization alive and flourishing and, therefore, that technology continues to advance. It seems logical that the professions of such a future would include computer programming, lunar mining, fusion engineering, space construction, laser communications, neurophysiology, and so on. I can't help but think, however, that the advance of computerization and automation is going to wipe out the subwork of humanity—the dull pushing and shoving and punching and clicking and filing and al

[ Editorial note: This is a continuation, of sorts, of a previous Asimov essay, called The New Teachers . It's not a requirement that you read the previous one, though I do recommend it.] Whatever You Wish The difficulty in deciding on what the professions of the future would be is that it all depends on the kind of future we choose to have. If we allow our civilization to be destroyed, the only profession of the future will be scrounging for survival, and few till succeed at it. Suppose, though, that we keep our civilization alive and flourishing and, therefore, that technology continues to a

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