#16 Kevin Roose - Futureproof

Kevin Roose is an award-winning technology columnist for The New York Times, and the New York Times bestselling author of three books: Futureproof, Young Money, and The Unlikely Disciple.

In this episode of the podcast we focus on Kevin's book Futureproof and I try to, in particular, look for its value with respect to surviving automation and A.I. as a real estate agent for as long as is humanly possible (hint, the emphasis here is on human).

Kevin is also the host of “Rabbit Hole,” a New York Times-produced podcast about internet culture, and a regular guest on “The Daily,” as well as other leading TV and radio shows. He writes and speaks regularly on many topics, including automation and A.I., social media, disinformation and cybersecurity, and digital wellness. Before joining The Times, he was a writer at New York magazine, and a host and executive producer of "Real Future," a documentary TV series about technology and innovation.

Chapters

• 0:16 Introducing Kevin Roose
• 2:36 Genesis of the book
• 5:49 So-so automation
• 8:14 Rules to ensure robots won't come for your job
• 9:15 Rule #4: Leave Handprints
• 12:02 Shout of to woodturner Luke Garrison!!
• 12:55 Rule#5: Don't Be an Endpoint
• 16:31 Become more human
• 18:00 Rule #2: Resist Machine Drift
• 19:27 Working by referral: A shout out to Buffini & Company
• 20:40 The value of napping
• 22:38 Consequentialism
• 24:45 Demote your devices
• 26:37 How to do nothing: Resisting the attention economy
• 27:41 Room reading
• 29:30 Kevin's top-tip on futureproofing
• 31:35 Kevin Roose's email newsletter
• 31:50 Rabbit Hole (NY Times podcast)