6 Iconic Jobs That Are Going Away Forever

**Valigarmander** · 09-28-2010, 09:17 AM

6 Iconic Jobs That Are Going Away Forever | Cracked.com

Those robots are TAKIN' OUR JERBS!

***CaptHayfever*** · 09-28-2010, 12:55 PM

Fighter pilots, firefighters, & lifeguards all need to make creative on-the-fly decisions which no current automaton can even approximate. Lifeguards also serve as a policing force, just as much about preventing dangerous situations as solving them.
Domestics and optometrists also have to make non-automated decisions all the time.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

***Ace Mercury*** · 09-28-2010, 07:31 PM

I don't think these jobs are going away soon. They all involve handling people, which are the slipperiest, most unexpected thing in the world.

However, I'd be willing to have a sexy robot maid in my house. Even if it doesn't clean well, or regularly topples over furniture.

**Valigarmander** · 09-29-2010, 07:07 AM

The iCub robot learns archery

NOW THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO KILL!

***Ace Mercury*** · 09-29-2010, 07:42 AM

Pssh. We already have robots which move around and shoot guns. The US Military uses them all the time. It's just that this time, it has a creepy, creepy face on it.

the_3rd_hunter · 03-28-2012, 09:40 PM

You can also add projectionists to that list. I used to work at a multiplex. Now it's all digital, and they fired all their projectionists. Not quite as glamorous as fighter pilot, but extinct all the same.

09-28-2010, 09:17 AM	#1
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	6 Iconic Jobs That Are Going Away Forever 6 Iconic Jobs That Are Going Away Forever \| Cracked.com Those robots are TAKIN' OUR JERBS!

09-28-2010, 12:55 PM	#2
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Fighter pilots, firefighters, & lifeguards all need to make creative on-the-fly decisions which no current automaton can even approximate. Lifeguards also serve as a policing force, just as much about preventing dangerous situations as solving them. Domestics and optometrists also have to make non-automated decisions all the time. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

09-28-2010, 07:31 PM	#3
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I don't think these jobs are going away soon. They all involve handling people, which are the slipperiest, most unexpected thing in the world. However, I'd be willing to have a sexy robot maid in my house. Even if it doesn't clean well, or regularly topples over furniture.

09-29-2010, 07:07 AM	#4
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	The iCub robot learns archery NOW THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO KILL!

09-29-2010, 07:42 AM	#5
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Pssh. We already have robots which move around and shoot guns. The US Military uses them all the time. It's just that this time, it has a creepy, creepy face on it.

03-28-2012, 09:40 PM	#6
the_3rd_hunter Newbie Join Date: Mar 2012 Gender: Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You can also add projectionists to that list. I used to work at a multiplex. Now it's all digital, and they fired all their projectionists. Not quite as glamorous as fighter pilot, but extinct all the same.