Thread by @gregorycampion

Late bloomers get a bad rap.

But that's about to change.

Structural shifts unfolding in today's economy mean that not "having it all figured out" by your 20's may actually put you at an ADVANTAGE.

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1/ Today's education system is still set up to support the industrial economy. Sit down, be quiet, memorize... and eventually, you might just learn to become a cog in the great wheel and get yourself a guaranteed pension.

2/ Unsurprisingly, this has produced generations of workers who are good at following orders, not causing too much trouble, and completing repetitive tasks. But, there's a problem...

3/ The market is willing to pay less and less for repetitive tasks every year. As @a16z says, "software is eating the world." And it's eating jobs based on repetitive tasks even faster.

4/ This is not going to slow down. It's going to accelerate. It already is. Think about the past year alone what's happened in the world's of #crypto, #NFTs, #RemoteWork, renewable energy, etc. etc. The wheel of innovation is spinning faster and faster.

5/ Who loses in this world? People who were taught to sit down, be quiet, and memorize. Who wins? Mmm... interesting question.

6/ The winners will be the ones who realize what's happening. Who realize that the economy in 5 years will look DRASTICALLY different from today, and WAY more different 5 years after that.

7/ How can you keep up? By continuing to learn. It's cliche to say, but now more than ever, education needs to be a lifelong
endeavor.

8/ Industries are literally rising before our eyes (I'll point to crypto and NFTs again)... how on Earth could anyone 10 or 15 years ago in sitting university have prepared themselves for what is unfolding today? They couldn't have...

9/ Well, actually, there is one way: By learning how to learn. And committing to it.

10/ This brings me back to late bloomers. So you haven't got your life figured out by 20 or 30 or 40.... who cares? NO ONE HAS ANYTHING FIGURED OUT IN THIS NEW ECONOMY!

11/ Seriously, everyone is doing it on the fly. Like social media a decade ago, there are no experts. That = opportunity.

12/ Guess what doesn't matter? Where you went to school, your fancy credential, or your family name.

13/ Guess what does matter? What you know and how fast you are learning.

14/ So if you're a late bloomer, oddly enough, you may be at a great advantage for the first time in history. You are not stuck in your ways or too comfortable to take a risk. So rejoice. And start figuring this stuff out.

15/ If you'd like to read the longer version of this thread, see the link to the article below. And follow me @gregorycampion for more inspirational rants - I mean threads - like this one. gregcampion.substack.com/p/were-all-lat…