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August 16, 2024 15 mins
It’s a central part of human society. But how will work be different several centuries from now?

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Fuzz, where we envision the ideas we'll
all be buzzing about in the future. The fuzz.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
Future, the future, in the future, in.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
The future, in the future, the now.

Speaker 3 (00:37):
While the things we talk about on this podcast might
seem impossible or even slightly insane, so did the printing press,
the assembly line and of course staplers and all those
things changed the way we work.

Speaker 1 (00:53):
On today's episode, in honor of the upcoming Labor Day holiday,
we're talking about the future of labor. Yeah, that's right.
The way we work has changed a lot over the decades.
But how will it continue to change in the future. Well,
we're about to tell you.

Speaker 3 (01:11):
Always exciting when we find out what things will look
like in the future, especially something as significant as work,
which we spend so much of our lives doing.

Speaker 1 (01:22):
Right, that's true, you know the human race, you know,
we're inclined to work for a living, as they say,
working for a living.

Speaker 3 (01:31):
Oh oh, working for a living.

Speaker 1 (01:33):
Living for a working So well, let's find.

Speaker 3 (01:38):
Out what the future of work will look like. Patrick,
Why don't you come with me and step into the time.
So the following is a recruitment notice I receive immediately

(02:01):
upon arrival in the future from one of the three
major companies that basically run the world. Now join the
future of work with hyper Nova Solutions. Are you ready
to experience the ultimate in productivity and well being? Hyper
Nova Solutions, one of the three leading mega conglomerates of

(02:22):
the future or the Now, is calling for the brightest
minds to join our ranks. As we push the boundaries
of innovation. We guarantee a work life balance that ensures
you remain at peak performance without the risks of spontaneous
implosion position. Hypernova productivity specialist work hours just twenty minutes

(02:47):
per day, salary twenty million Globo tokens per quarter. Why
hyper Nova Solutions shortest work bursts, embrace a workday design
and for maximum efficiency and minimal strain. We know that
intense productivity over short periods yields the best results, and

(03:09):
our model ensures you spend less time working while achieving more.
Lowest implosion rate Hypernova Solutions boasts the industry's lowest implosion rate.
Our cutting edge rest protocols and comprehensive care systems are
in place to keep you in top shape with proper care,

(03:31):
rest and designated days off your set for sustained success
without the downside. Innovative work environment. Join a company where
your productivity is celebrated and your health is prioritized. We've
revolutionized the workplace to match the rapid pace of future advancements.

(03:52):
Qualifications exceptional ability to perform at peak levels in brief
intense work firsts, willingness to adhere to Hypernova's advanced health
and rest protocols. Desire to be part of a team
that leads in productivity while maintaining a safe, supportive work environment.
Benefits cutting edge health and wellness programs, personalized rest and

(04:17):
recovery plans, performance and sentives. Take a leap into the
future with hyper Nova Solutions, where productivity meets well being.
Apply now to be part of the most dynamic and
forward thinking team in the industry. Apply today Hypernova Solutions
Careers Future City Sector seven Level nine. Thoughts on this

(04:44):
position available with hyper Nova Solutions. Twenty minutes a day, intense.

Speaker 1 (04:50):
Work burs, Intense work bursts. Really, what I took away
from that is shorter work times, very short, yeah, very short,
but intense. We don't know what that intensity looks like, right,
It's we.

Speaker 3 (05:03):
Know there are risks of spontaneous implosion.

Speaker 1 (05:09):
Is that what that was? That was a risk?

Speaker 3 (05:11):
Okay, yeah, so that risk is in play. They have
the lowest implosion rate of all the companies, so there's that.
We don't know how low that is. Is that ten percent,
is that twenty percent? Apparently, if you're working at this
high intensity productivity level in the short amount of time,

(05:32):
there's a chance you could explode on the inside.

Speaker 1 (05:35):
Yeah, that's an insane thought, like you're working so hard
that you implode. It's good to work for a company though,
that takes that seriously and tries to reduce the implosion threshold.

Speaker 3 (05:48):
Yeah, of course they don't want their people to be imploding.
Probably takes away from what the company's getting out of it.
But you can see this as a logical next step,
you know, in this world we live in today where
it's all about hey, productivity, we got to get more done.
We got to get more done. But you know, also
there's the desire on the employees side where hey, we

(06:08):
want to work less. Yeah, do more, work less. I
guess that also helps employment rates, right, because if each
person works less but has to work these intense bursts,
you know, you would need people to.

Speaker 1 (06:22):
Work throughout the day. So you need more people, write
more bodies. I'm assuming so that the employment rate would go.

Speaker 3 (06:29):
Up, especially if people are, you know, also imploding at
a rate on a regular basis.

Speaker 1 (06:33):
Yeah, you're like, huh, need to replace that worker.

Speaker 3 (06:36):
What about you if someone offered you, hey, you only
have to work twenty minutes a day, but you have
a risk of implosion. Let's say it's you know, five
percent risk, you sign it up.

Speaker 1 (06:47):
I don't think so, I'd still say I. I mean,
it's not even about the implosion, I don't think. I
think it's more about do you get to work or
do you have to work? I guess that's the difference. Like,
if you feel like you have to work, then working
twenty minutes a day is probably great, right, because then

(07:08):
you could spend time doing something else because you don't
really like working. You don't like what you're doing, right,
But if you get to work, like, if you like
what you do, what are you doing with the rest
of your day? I feel like it'd be kind of boring.

Speaker 3 (07:19):
It's a good point. It could also be, you know,
we have these three major companies at this point that
everybody's just doing the same kind of stuff.

Speaker 1 (07:26):
I think it's there. Aren't they working on the Sun
because it's hyper nova?

Speaker 3 (07:30):
They could be They could be mining the Sun.

Speaker 1 (07:32):
Now that's interesting. See if I want to know, I
want to know what that's doing. What are they doing
there at hypernova?

Speaker 3 (07:38):
It sounds like if it involves mining the sun, You're like, well,
now you've got me.

Speaker 1 (07:43):
At the very least, I'm going to go interview so
I could see what their facilities are like, you know,
see if they like shoot you up there in a tube,
If they can shoot me there in a tube and
very low implosion rate, maybe I'd try it. I at
least try it for a day twenty minutes. If you
didn't like it and you didn't implode.

Speaker 3 (08:01):
One tip you go to the interview, make sure you
ask what that implosion rate really is.

Speaker 1 (08:06):
Yeah, I mean that's for sure what you got into.

Speaker 3 (08:08):
If it's over twenty percent, I mean take it.

Speaker 1 (08:11):
Yeah, that's a no brainer. It's a fantastic and somewhat
unbelievable future. What's interesting in what's very similar is the
relationship between your future and my future. But to find
out what that relationship and how similar they are, we'll
have to step into the time ship servicing as a

(08:41):
public service announcement All citizens of the twenty seventh century, Greetings,
as we reflect on the last five hundred years, Let's
take a stroll down memory lane to the time when
humans finally ditched the nine to five grind thanks to
our trustee AI and robot buddies. Here's how our ancestors

(09:05):
stumbled their way to the utopia we enjoy today. It
all started with the Great Liberation. Back in the day,
AI and robots started doing all the boring stuff like cleaning, cooking,
and even making tough choices. People were left wondering, what

(09:25):
do we do with our hands now? Spoiler alert, Hobbies
and nats won the day, But what if robots do
all the work, how will we make a living? Doing
work and making a paycheck was still an important part
of life for everyone, As Cuba Gooding Junior's character once
said to his co host Tom Cruise aka Jerry McGuire

(09:46):
in the movie with the same name, show me the
money rang out across the land. That's why AI devised
universal basic income. Everyone got a paycheck for just existing.
It's like the universe finally said you're welcome for being awesome.
Here's some cash to have fun with. All This led

(10:07):
to people attempting to better themselves. Remember when learning was
a drag, Neither do we? Lifelong learning became the ultimate
plot twist. People actually jumped head first, sometimes literally, into
new skills, from knitting to rocket science, just because they could.
Brain cells rejoiced everywhere, and when people weren't learning, people

(10:31):
came together like never before. Without those pesky jobs, folks
had loads of time to hang out and do cool
stuff together. Block parties, volunteer gigs, and epic game nights
became the norm. It turns out socializing is way better
when you're not exhausted from work. Oh yeah, there's also health.

(10:52):
With all that free time, people also started taking care
of themselves in droves. GYM membership, sword meditation became main stream,
and mental health days turned into mental health lives. Thanks
to advanced healthcare, humans were practically glowing. Speaking of glowing,
green became the new black. Our ancestors got serious about

(11:14):
saving the planet, because who wants a picnic on a
pile of trash? They adopted one hundred percent sustainable practices
and voila, a cleaner, greener earth for everyone to enjoy.
The only climate change that was happening afterwards is climate
changing for the better. So here's to those crazy kids
who traded office chairs for lounge chairs and made our

(11:36):
present possible. Thanks to them, we're living the dream and
there's not a dull work day in sight. You're listening
to work the last digital broadcast on Earth? Are we
playing yesterday? So you can remember why you're living happy today?

Speaker 3 (12:01):
Tell you what you would think there would be some
benefits to mankind from the elimination of work. Seems like
everything just got better for.

Speaker 1 (12:09):
Mankind, Everything did get better. And if I'm going back
to before we stepped into the time machine, you know,
it was almost like a stepping stone, right. Work bursts
maybe turned into this I don't know, or you know,
they're somehow related in the fact that people work less
in our futures.

Speaker 3 (12:27):
Maybe it was like we went so far and then
we imploded and burned out, and we're like this, we
can't we can't sustain this. We need somebody else to
And they're like, let's get rid of our fear of AI.
Just let them do it. Let's just let them take
over and see what happens. And instead of creating this
nightmare apocalypse we've always feared it created this utopia.

Speaker 1 (12:50):
Instead, we let the robots mine the sun for us,
and we just sat back started doing all the things
that we should be doing in life, the things we
want to do. Really, no more excuses, nothing holding you back.
Universal basic income.

Speaker 3 (13:06):
Love this, you just get basically getting paid to chill.

Speaker 1 (13:09):
I like that the PSA says, you know, the universe
finally said you're welcome for being awesome. I love that.
You know, talk about a mental health life instead of
a mental health day. How awesome would it be that
you're just you're being paid for being you, for being awesome.

Speaker 3 (13:26):
There is something work offers people, you know, that sense
of purpose something like that. I think the idea of
if we didn't have this kind of chained shackled to
our leg you know, if we didn't have to do
this the way you can just kind of like wander
in and out of your own purposes over time.

Speaker 1 (13:43):
And I mean, like we might be happy and content
we're not working. We're podcasting. So that's the thing that
you love to do, So that's what you do. You
do the things that you love or that interest you,
and then you know you don't have to worry about
the money that comes with the work.

Speaker 3 (14:00):
For some people that is their job still, or maybe
that's some of their job, and maybe for other people
that's none of their job, you know, or maybe that's
something completely different than what their job is now. But
it's an interesting world where you just have the freedom
where that is not something you have to worry about
whatsoever or how much you make. You know, you're not
kind of like strapped to that.

Speaker 1 (14:21):
Yeah, and you're always reminded of how awesome this present
day is by just listening to Woark, the last digital
broadcast on Earth. It's ironic that it spells out work,
but you know, I.

Speaker 3 (14:36):
Mean, super iran. Do they play that over and over?
Do they play any music? Is this just propaganda to
tell us how good it is?

Speaker 1 (14:44):
I mean, who's to say. I do hear them saying
replaying yesterday so you can remember why you're living happy today.
So I mean maybe there's something to that. I don't know,
you know, it's the last digital broadcast on Earth. I
don't know what kind of broadcast they have. Maybe there's
not broadcasting anymore. Maybe it's you know, we've had some

(15:04):
buzz episodes where it's just an implant, right, Yeah, it
or like.

Speaker 3 (15:09):
It's just beamed from brain to brain and you can
turn it on, tune it out. I'm in on it,
I'm in on this future. I'm in on hobbies and naps.

Speaker 1 (15:18):
Hobbies and napps.

Speaker 3 (15:19):
Sign me up.

Speaker 1 (15:20):
Well, that's I mean, that's a fantastic couple of futures
for you. We hope you enjoyed this episode. Tune in
next time for more of Tomorrow's Buzz Today, Today, Today, Today,
Junior
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