[Balin] What the new day shall bring

[BalinTheDwarf]

Britt is happy with her job, but every so often, she considers her work completely redundant. Why?

[doriana_]

Just to make sure: Is Britt H/A/F?

Would others also consider Britt's work redundant?

Does Britt work in a job that existed 15 years ago? 50 years ago? 100 years ago? 500 years ago? That is likely to exist 50 years from now?
Automation relevant? Artificial intelligence relevant?

[GalFisk]

Does she sometimes consider all her work redundant? Always consider some of her work redundant? Is the redundant work pointless? Being undone? Is it of no use to anybody? Would she be happier in her job if hone of her work was redundant? If more of it was?

[Sundowner64]

Does she want to make herself redundant? because that would mean she achieved something? would she be happy if her work was not needed any more? is she dreaming of a world where jobs like hers are not needed any more?

[BalinTheDwarf]

Just to make sure: Is Britt H/A/F? Yes

Would others also consider Britt's work redundant? Possibly

Does Britt work in a job that existed 15 years ago? Yes 50 years ago? Yes 100 years ago? Yes, but less commonly 500 years ago? No That is likely to exist 50 years from now? Yes
Automation relevant? Artificial intelligence relevant? Neither

Does she sometimes consider all her work redundant? Always consider some of her work redundant? This
Is the redundant work pointless? This, in her mind Being undone? Is it of no use to anybody?
Would she be happier in her job if none of her work was redundant? This If more of it was?

Does she want to make herself redundant? No because that would mean she achieved something? No
would she be happy if her work was not needed any more? Probably not is she dreaming of a world where jobs like hers are not needed any more? No

[Sarisberie2]

Is it relevant where in the world Britt is? Would her job have been more/less common in certain countries/eras? Would it be/have been a job primarily worked by women, men, either, both? Does she sometimes consider the work redundant because: there are other/better ways to do it, or less demand for it, or it's made better/cheaper elsewhere? Is it relevant which part of her work is redundant and which not? Is fashion an issue? E.g. since people are better fed now, the smaller sizes are not required?

[GalFisk]

Does she work with: humans? Animals? Machines? Devices? Materials? Chemicals? In: art? Engineering? Entertainment? Education? Manufacturing? Service? Production? Care? Recycling? Mining? Sports? With her: hands? Feet? Arms? Legs? Whole body? Looks? Voice? Senses? Intellect? Body language?

[JenBurdoo1]

Is her entire job redundant at these times? Or just part of it? If the latter, can she still do other parts of her job?

Or is it only redundant during specific times? Are these periods foreseeable? Redundant only to a specific customer population? (Like if she sells women' products but cannot when only men are present.)

[BalinTheDwarf]

Is it relevant where in the world Britt is? No Would her job have been more/less common in certain countries/eras? It would not have existed before the 1900s Would it be/have been a job primarily worked by women, men, either, both? Either/both Does she sometimes consider the work redundant because: there are other/better ways to do it, or less demand for it, or it's made better/cheaper elsewhere? None of these Is it relevant which part of her work is redundant and which not? To an extent Is fashion an issue? No E.g. since people are better fed now, the smaller sizes are not required? No

Does she work with: humans? Indirectly; No to rest Animals? Machines? Devices? Materials? Chemicals? In: art? Engineering? Entertainment? This Education? Manufacturing? Service? Production? Care? Recycling? Mining? Sports? With her: hands? Primarily this, technically Feet? Arms? Legs? Whole body? Looks? Voice? Senses? Intellect? Body language?

Is her entire job redundant at these times? Or just part of it? This If the latter, can she still do other parts of her job? See next

Or is it only redundant during specific times? Yes Are these periods foreseeable? Assume No Redundant only to a specific customer population? No (Like if she sells women' products but cannot when only men are present.) No

[GalFisk]

WAG: does she perform for dementia patients, who enjoy the performance but then forget it?
Entertainment: music? Theater? Puppeteering? Film? Editing? Does she use a computer?

[Sundowner64]

Are the people she is indirectly working with her audience? "indirect" because she does not perform directly in front of her audience?
Radio? TV? film? Youtube? newspapers? social media? relevant?
Does her performance involve: Singing? dancing? acting? talking? writing? painting? creating something?
Is she a photographer?
Is she translating literary pieces? and thinks DeepL will make her job redundant in the future?

[BalinTheDwarf]

WAG: does she perform for dementia patients, who enjoy the performance but then forget it? Clever idea, but that's not it
Entertainment: music? Theater? Puppeteering? Film? Editing? None of these, see below Does she use a computer? No

Are the people she is indirectly working with her audience? No "indirect" because she does not perform directly in front of her audience? FA
Radio? TV? film? Film is relevant Youtube? newspapers? social media? relevant?
Does her performance involve: Singing? dancing? acting? talking? writing? This painting? creating something? To an extent
Is she a photographer? No
Is she translating literary pieces? No and thinks DeepL will make her job redundant in the future? No

[GalFisk]

WAG: does she write expetive-laden dialog for a show where it'll later be bleeped out or otherwise censored? Is her work redundant when she writes something that'll not be used? Something that someone else has also written? Something which will noe be recorded? Not seen? Edited out? Is she a script writer? Copy editor? Can she ever know beforehand if something she'll do that day will turn out to be redundant?

[BalinTheDwarf]

WAG: does she write expetive-laden dialog for a show where it'll later be bleeped out or otherwise censored? No
Is her work redundant when she writes something that'll not be used? Something that someone else has also written? This-ish, No to rest Something which will noe be recorded? Not seen? Edited out?
Is she a script writer? Copy editor? Neither
Can she ever know beforehand if something she'll do that day will turn out to be redundant? Yes

[GalFisk]

Does she write on a computer? Typewriter? By hand? Does she write dialog? Directions? Teleprompter text? Signs? Set pieces? Does she do something else relevant besides writing? Such as painting? Printing? Talking?

[BalinTheDwarf]

Does she write on a computer? This but irrel. The others would work just as well Typewriter? By hand?
Does she write dialog? Directions? Teleprompter text? Signs? Set pieces? None of these
Does she do something else relevant besides writing? No Such as painting? Printing? Talking?

[GalFisk]

Does she sometimes make someone else's work redundant? Translation relevant? different languages? Does she work in an office? Relevant? when redundant, is her work thrown away? Not read? Replaced with someone else's work? Subtitles relevant? Dubbing? Is she working on a film? More than one film? Is her film-related work performed before the film is released? Is it related to (a) specific film(s) at all? Do others in her profession also experience this type of redundancy?

[BalinTheDwarf]

Does she sometimes make someone else's work redundant? No Translation relevant? No different languages? No
Does she work in an office? Irrel Relevant?
when redundant, is her work thrown away? Not read? Replaced with someone else's work? None of these
Subtitles relevant? Dubbing? Neither
Is she working on a film? No More than one film? No
Is her film-related work performed before the film is released? No
Is it related to (a) specific film(s) at all? Her work is related to one film at a time, but not one film exclusively
Do others in her profession also experience this type of redundancy? Possibly

[GalFisk]

Awards relevant? Censorship? Age restrictions? Movie imports? Exports? Different languages relevant? Does she watch a movie before doing writing related to it? Tape/disc releases relevant? Streaming? For every movie, does she write: a few words? A few sentences? A few pages? More?

[BalinTheDwarf]

Awards relevant? Censorship? Age restrictions? Movie imports? Exports? Different languages relevant? None of these
Does she watch a movie before doing writing related to it? Yes
Tape/disc releases relevant? Streaming? Neither
For every movie, does she write: a few words? A few sentences? A few pages? More? This

[GalFisk]

Is what she writes related to what's in the movie? If so: the dialog? The characters? Props? Scenery? Actions? Themes? The genre? Music? The time of release? Any stats? such as production costs? Revenue? Awards relevant? Is watching a movie the redundant thing? Writing about it? Relevant how she's watching it? If so: is the medium streaming? Disc? Computer storage? Film projector? Is she looking at a: projection? Electronic screen? Virtual reality device? Could she do her job on a silent movie? An old movie? Has she seen any of the movies before? Relevant? Is whether she has or not related to whether she's doing something redundant or not?

[Sundowner64]

Is she a film critic?

[BalinTheDwarf]

Is what she writes related to what's in the movie? Yes If so: the dialog? The characters? Props? Scenery? Actions? Themes? The genre? Music? All except music and props are involved The time of release? No Any stats? pb]No[/b] such as production costs? Revenue? Neither Awards relevant? No Is watching a movie the redundant thing? No Writing about it? Yes, svv of "about" Relevant how she's watching it? No If so: is the medium streaming? Disc? Computer storage? Film projector? Is she looking at a: projection? Electronic screen? Virtual reality device? Irrel Could she do her job on a silent movie? Yes An old movie? Yes Has she seen any of the movies before? Yes Relevant? Yes Is whether she has or not related to whether she's doing something redundant or not? No

Is she a film critic? No

[GalFisk]

When other people read what she's written, do they normally read: a website? An app? An email? A paper? Book? Booklet? Newspaper? Magazine? TV screen? Some other paper? Screen? Braille? Could she write about a foreign movie where she doesn't know the language? A movie dubbed so she understands it? Subtitled so she understands it?

[Fate--]

Does she have experience in translating stuff? Is her work done repeatedly? Is there repetition in her work? Is it heavy repetition? Is her work quality assurance? Is it close? Does she check if things (like in a TV show) make sense? Does she have lots of experience in her job?

[BalinTheDwarf]

When other people read what she's written, do they normally read: a website? An app? An email? A paper? Book? This Booklet? Newspaper? Magazine? TV screen? Some other paper? Screen? Braille?
Could she write about a foreign movie where she doesn't know the language? Yes but it would require either dubbing or subtitling A movie dubbed so she understands it? Subtitled so she understands it? Yes to both

Does she have experience in translating stuff? No Is her work done repeatedly? Yes Is there repetition in her work? Yes Is it heavy repetition? No Is her work quality assurance? No Is it close? No Does she check if things (like in a TV show) make sense? No Does she have lots of experience in her job? Assume Yes

[Fate--]

Is her work detail-oriented? Can errors occur if she misses details? Does she take note on what is happening on the screen?

[GalFisk]

Is there one book per movie? One book per movie series? Does she write the whole book? Most of it? Parts? Bits? More than one book per movie? More than one movie that goes into the same book? Is the book found in book stores? Libraries?

[BalinTheDwarf]

Is her work detail-oriented? Not particularly Can errors occur if she misses details? Yes, though Does she take note on what is happening on the screen? Yes

Is there one book per movie? Yes One book per movie series?
Does she write the whole book? Yes Most of it? Parts? Bits?
More than one book per movie? No More than one movie that goes into the same book? No
Is the book found in book stores? Yes Libraries? Yes

[GalFisk]

When her work is redundant, is it because someone else wrote a book? A book based on the same movie? Does she write down what happens in the movie? So you can read it as a book instead of watching it? Do the books have images? If so, from the movie? Do the movie producers pay her to make the books? When her work is redundant, does it still end up in books in stores and libraries?

[Fate--]

Does her work involve the dialogue of movies/media?

[Sundowner64]

Is she writing novelizations of movies? (I.e. turning the movie plot into a novel)
Does she feel her job sometimes redundant because nowadays most of the movies are either already based on a novel or remakes of a movie for that already many novelizations exist? so there is no point in re-novelizing it?

[BalinTheDwarf]

Is she writing novelizations of movies? (I.e. turning the movie plot into a novel)
Does she feel her job sometimes redundant because nowadays most of the movies are either already based on a novel or remakes of a movie for that already many novelizations exist? so there is no point in re-novelizing it? Exactly so.

****SPOILER****

What Sundowner said.