The Case For Living Your Dreams Pt. 3

While no one can know what the future holds, we can look at the last couple of hundred years relative to all human existence. In doing so, we learn something near certain:

The future is likely to be wilder than what we might imagine.

There seems to have always been a present or soon-to-arrive force that drives this volatility. Whether it be the combustion engine, the telephone, or the internet - not all creations are created equal.

But from the present today, there is yet another already arrived and rapidly growing creator of the future in our midst.

Artificial Intelligence

Computer systems that can perform tasks requiring human-like intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, and decision-making.

Seemingly so far improved from what we’d have understood a computer to be just a couple of years ago - it appears an entity all unto itself.

And while this article might have speculated over the effects of the aforementioned innovations of the past before their time, I can today have a collaborative speculation - with the technology itself.

Me: Is AI the most significant technology innovation since the internet?

ChatGPT: Yes — it’s fair to say AI is the most significant technological innovation since the internet, as it has the potential to transform nearly every industry, reshape economies, and alter how people work, communicate, and create, much like the internet did before it.

Me: What kinds of jobs are likely to be lost to AI over the next 50 years?

ChatGPT: AI could replace not only routine jobs (clerical, transport, retail, manufacturing) but also many white-collar roles like paralegals, radiologists, analysts, developers, and even parts of teaching and medicine.

Me: What are attributes of people in certain careers or professions that will be the most resilient to AI disruption?

ChatGPT: Creativity, emotional intelligence, complex problem-solving, hands-on expertise, and ethical or social judgment—areas where human nuance, trust, and originality remain hard to replicate.

Me: Considering the introduction in AI, along with all the other technological capabilities available, and other factors that influence and enhance modern life - is now the best time in human history for individuals to pursue careers that are borne from their passions, interests, and unique abilities?

ChatGPT: Now is arguably the best time in history for people to build careers around their passions, interests, and unique abilities, since individuals can scale their impact, find global audiences, and turn niche skills into viable livelihoods more easily than ever before.

Me: Does it make logical sense for an individual, aged 18 to 35, who does not like their profession, has excellent health, can read and write, and has access to the amenities that come with the Western world, to continue to work in their profession and not make any changes?

ChatGPT: It would not make logical sense - the described individual is well positioned to pivot toward work aligned with their interests, since continuing in a disliked profession wastes both time and potential during their most flexible and capable years.

Me: What is your advice to that described individual who struggles with fear in different forms that is holding them back from “taking the leap” into the profession they want?

ChatGPT: Fear will always try to stand between you and the life you want—but it only has power if you let it stop you. You don’t have to leap all at once; begin with small steps, building skills, projects, or side income in the direction of your dream. Each step forward proves you’re capable, turns fear into fuel, and builds the confidence to go further. Momentum is everything—once you start moving, the path ahead opens wider than you imagined.

Me: What is the most common regret older people have about their lives?

ChatGPT: The most common regret older people express is not living true to themselves—staying in careers, relationships, or lifestyles shaped by others’ expectations instead of pursuing their own dreams, passions, and risks when they had the chance.

Ladies and gentlemen - that is the advice of the sentient computer.

The more original and authentic a craft or profession is to you, the more resilient it will be in the tidal wave of technological displacement to come.

In 1905, the ratio of horses to cars in New York City was 60 to 1. By 1915, it was 1 horse for every 2 cars.

Change is unstoppable.

Whether you look to the past, present, or future, there has never been a better time to pursue your dreams. It won’t be easy, as nothing worthwhile in life ever is, but it will be worth it.

Hunter S. Thompson described what everyone should strive for in their own way:

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a ride!’”

Buckle up.

Sincerely,

Jacob

P.S. I’ve been in India one day… it’s awesome.

P.S.S. Sorry for the late delivery - India took me into her grip these last 24 hours.