Fobo, the 40-something working professional’s new anxiety
Companies must focus on hands-on, digestible training instead of long milestone courses.
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When mastery of your job is elusive and past experience feels more like a liability than an asset, the anxiety of obsolescence becomes real.
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If you’ve seen that viral demo of China’s AI agent Manus from March, you might have felt both awe at the power of artificial intelligence and a creeping sense of Fobo – the fear of becoming obsolete.
Manus was impressive. It screened job candidates, generated shortlists of property listings tailored to buyers, and executed diverse tasks with extraordinary speed and precision – capabilities that could challenge human professionals in recruitment and real estate.
