" I think it is a bit short sighted, however, to worry that you will end up like the guy who automated his job and was then fired and replaced by a lower skille

" I think it is a bit short sighted, however, to worry that you will end up like the guy who automated his job and was then fired and replaced by a lower skilled guy - who cares, you SHOULD move on at that point if the company doesn't want you to automate something else" Yeah, but that person still has to feed and house their family. And in some areas there are "plenty of companies", but not in all.