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13. "work" will be (once again) redefined

There will always be "work", even if it is not something we currently think of as such. A couple hundred years ago, there were no paralegals and work meant physical labor at least 6 days a week for 10-16 hours. A precious few were professionals who didn't "work", but had careers. Obviously the industrial revolution opened the door for massively reduced work hours and many more professional careers. The post-industrial world will almost certainly see a further reduction in the standard work week and many new types of work.

Just as the child of a middle-ages serf would have scoffed at the idea of regular people sitting down at a desk for a living, we would be amazed at what will be considered a profession in a hundred years. My guess is that "work" will involve highly social interactions.