Even if AI takes our jobs, we're amazing at adapting

I passed by a shop today called “Mästerkattens” which advertises itself as a cobbler/tailor/key-making service.

Strange how these used to be three entirely different professions.

During the 1950s mass production of shoes took off and cobblers had to diversify. Their manual skills and dexterity led them to key-making.

This shift essentially eliminated dedicated key makers as a profession. But those professionals didn’t vanish. The key industry pivoted toward security systems instead.

What we’re seeing over time is our human tendency to invent new professions that replace old ones.

We’re remarkably adaptive creatures. Just as cobblers became key makers when mass production changed their industry we’ll adapt to AI too.

Our history is defined by this continuous reinvention. When technologies shift we don’t disappear. We transform.