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𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐠𝐡! 📖 The Last Human Job: Seeing Each Other in an Age of Automation 🗓️ Friday, May 15th at 12 PM PT/3 PM ET With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and labor-saving technologies like self-checkouts and automated factories, the #FutureofWork has never been more uncertain, and even jobs requiring high levels of human interaction are no longer safe. The Last Human Job explores the human connections that underlie our work, arguing that what people do for each other in these settings is valuable and worth preserving. Drawing on in-depth interviews and observations with people in a broad range of professions—from physicians, teachers, and coaches to chaplains, therapists, caregivers, and hairdressers—Allison Pugh develops the concept of “connective labor,” a kind of work that relies on empathy, the spontaneity of human contact, and a mutual recognition of each other’s humanity. The threats to connective labor are not only those posed by advances in #AI or apps; Pugh demonstrates how profit-driven campaigns imposing industrial logic shrink the time for workers to connect, enforce new priorities of data and metrics, and introduce standardized practices that hinder our ability to truly see each other. She concludes with profiles of organizations where connective labor thrives, offering practical steps for building a social architecture that works. Vividly illustrating how connective labor enriches the lives of individuals and binds our communities together, The Last Human Job is a compelling argument for us to recognize, value, and protect humane work in an increasingly automated and disconnected world. ✍️ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/en46yxT9 #longevitybookclub #longevity #bookclub Ken Stern Martha Deevy Laura Carstensen The Longevity Project