Learn or leave the market

Technical project managers. IT managers that are able 
to predict the development of technologies and lead the devel-
opment of new technical solutions will see the highest demand. 
Therefore, rather than decreasing the need for leaders who are 
able to predict trends and make strategic decisions, the devel-
opment of modern technologies increases it.
In today’s world, 
a programmer will always be able to find 
work. However, you will need to continuously learn for this 
work to be paid adequately. Even if you have a specialist 
degree, there is still no time to relax as the competition among 
programmers is very high, and only those who constantly study 
are able to land a good job. However, even if you do not have 
such a degree, do not despair: now it is possible to acquire 
almost all the necessary knowledge from online courses.
A successful company manager will never be out of work. 
CEOs determine the development strategy of their company, 
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manage all of its business processes, and interact with share-
holders and investors. AI is still far from being ready to under-
take such tasks.
The modern world requires a large number of 
GMO farm-
ers and city farmers. While GMOs, admittedly, have many 
opponents and an undeserved reputation, for city farmers 
the sky is the limit. The trend of building farms on the rooftops 
of skyscrapers is becoming increasingly popular. This phenom-
enon is also known as vertical farming. The first such farm 
was opened in Singapore, in the very center of the metropolis. 
Today they are emerging all over the world.
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