By Futurist Thomas Frey
We stand at a peculiar threshold. As artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation reshape the employment landscape, forcing millions into career transitions, a counterintuitive truth emerges: our hunger for human connection will only intensify. The question isn’t whether people will venture out—they will. The question is: what will draw them out?
The experiences that thrive in the next decade won’t simply survive automation; they’ll offer something automation fundamentally cannot replicate. They’ll serve as social anchors in turbulent times, providing the very things that make us human: connection, spontaneity, and the irreplaceable texture of being physically present with others.
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