Are You Obsolete

I ran across this article on Alltop from the NPR.  It is crazy thinking about jobs that have come and gone.  I would rather imagine that many of us know people that actually did some of the jobs of the past.  Milk man, bowling pin setter, copy boy....click on the link to see some of the others. 

http://holykaw.alltop.com/how-innovation-obsoletes-jobs

Doesn't it get you to thinking about what jobs of today will be gone tomorrow.  There are so many things that continue to change with the advent of technology.  I was actually thinking about this just the other night.   I remember a friends family growing up that had a little movie shop where they rented out the original VCR's and VHS's.  When the first DVD's came out, they were sunk.  Now, today, I don't know very many people who don't go to a Redbox or utilize Netflix or even On demand options from cable and satellite providers. 

I've recently run into a manager from Blockbuster Video.  Her store is closing down.  I believe in the next few years, we will not see the brick and mortar versions of video stores.

Doesn't it beg the question, what other jobs will be lost in the next few years as technology continues to make us obsolete.  Does it make you wonder what you could do to protect yourself and your future.  Is there truly a position in the world that has true staying power?  What do you think?