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How
many of your skills will be obsolete in 5 years?my ability to understand my logic
class.
Angela, 16
Aiken, SC
USA
Not many. I work in computer languages that
will still be around in five years, though I'll have to keep abreast of version changes,
and I do object-oriented programming, which I don't think will go away soon. Personal
skills, such as cooking and driving a car, don't generally become obsolete.
Jane, 60
West Linn, OR
USA
I'm not really sure, but I hope my typing
skills become obsolete. Hopefully that will mean we have good computer voice
recognition capabilities, and I won't have to type anymore.
Eric, 18
Beverly Hills, CA USA
i'd rather not think about something
like that...it's kind of pessimistic
Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA
I'm not sure, but I can tell you that I
barely remember the advanced features of older word processnig packages, I am starting to
see that my knowledge of HTML and bare-bones Javascript will soon not be enough to manage
advanced websites. Most of the intricate details of a Windows NT server environment are
beginning to fade and I can barely remember how to manuever in a Windows 3.11 world. My
basic understanding and skill in troubleshooting remains, as do my video skills, riding a
bike, driving a car, knitting, sewing, playing the flute, cooking are all things that
shouldn't outlive my life though. Thank goodness.
Felicia, 35
Lowell, MA
USA
I have no technical skills, so none,
probably.
Talia, 23
Wilton, CT
USA
Obsolete to me personally: hopefully quite a
few. To the world in general: not that many.
Alias Irrelevante
Wow. A lot I'd say. Like my ability
to program in pascal, C++ and html, my love of latin,
my skills with Word Perfect, my perfect score in pong and my ability to assemble a
comedore 64 in nine easy steps.
Jaden, 21
Brampton, Ontario CANADA
That would require having skills now,
wouldn't it? I imagine the world will still need French and American Sign Language in five
years, though, if speaking those languages in addition to English can count as a skill.
etoile, 20
Washington, DC USA
None of them, I think. My only noteworth
skills are that I can type 60 words a minute, I kick ass at computer games and I have a
knack for spending money very quickly.
Shanna, 15
Cardiff ENGLAND
Hmmm. First I've got to figure out what my
skills ARE. I can type well -learned 35 years ago. And I use that skill constantly on the
computer. Never go out of style. I file. Will the alphabet ever be obsolete?
Reba, 51
Rockville, MD
USA
I'm not a highly technical person, so I'd
guess my skills will still be useful in 2006. Candle making, drystone walling and making
dyes from native materials are all still practical knacks in 2001.
Jill, 60
Saylorsburg, PA USA
I don't think any of my skills will
be obsolete in 5 years.
Jason, 21
Oneanta, NY
USA
Any of the dumb math I do...
I'll never used more than the basics, Chemistry too... I don't think anyone expects me to
remember 'the mole' is 24X10 to the exponent 23... i think thats right.
Dianne, 16
Oshawa, Ontario CANADA
Probably none of them, really. It's not like
I do skilled labor that they're replacing with machinery or anything. . .
Karen, 21
Marshelltown/Ames, IA USA
I have no
clue. I think all of my present skills will still be valuable in 5 years.
Lisa J., 22
TN USA
wow. what
a fucked up question (leave it to my man Dan. . .) i guess i won't be able to run as fast,
but I'm not even sure about that. . my vision probably won't improve. .. .
mothmc, 36
Los Angeles, CA USA
I work on
a computer and do graphic design so I am constantly updating my skills. What I know now
would be obsolete in 5 years.
Janet, 42
E. Brunswick, NJ USA
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