Why Storytelling Is Now the Most Valuable Skill in Tech

How much have you spent on your pet's medical care this year? Maybe more than your own? twenty five years ago. it was very rare to hear of a pet having an MRI. Now it's kind of standard if a pet presents with an issue. Big corporations and private equity Have seen all of this and have rushed into the sector.

Why your vet bill is so high? That's this week on Explain ItTo Me. Listen to new episodes, Sundays, wherever you get your podcasts. The ability to make people feel something about your product, your company, or your idea is worth as much, and in some cases more. and the technical skills that got you in the door. Today's property deep dive is on storytelling and how it became the most valuable skill in the economy. I'm often asked what is the one skill I would teach my children and it's not computer science or mandarin, it's or even STEM, it's story telling. Not too long ago, the conventional wisdom was clear. AI would kill writing. If a machine can draft an email, write a press release, or generate an essay in seconds, what's left?

Meanwhile jobs including plumbing, surgery, even coating felt Much safer. But we've been to this movie before. When AI got good enough to read medical scans, the prediction was immediate and confident. Radiologists were done. If a machine can read them, then why do you need a doctor?

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