Surprisingly, technology hasn’t been the only leading factor in this “romantic rebirth,” as Brooks called it. Society tended to value “professional” careers and skills over those of the mind and emotion within past years, but now there’s a strong counteraction to this professional-push.
I, personally, have noticed that social and mental skills have become a more common and valued skill in recent times. The ability to work with people and anticipate someone’s actions or thoughts has been an increasingly stressed skill. With my experience in the STEM academy, I’ve seen this firsthand. The ability to work cooperatively and be able to appeal to people is a major, major requirement. I believe this counteraction to the professionalism of the past will be of mass benefit to society. Working as autonomous drones, chained down by ties and documents, can only get us so far. People have to be able to understand each other and work in synchronization for constant and long lasting progress.
- Dylan