Beans. Accountants count them. The artistry of counting beans is called accounting. Yes, you may laugh at the Nyquil ZZZ-sponsored sounding career, but five years from now, odds are very high we'll still need accountants. With the same certainty, we can't believe that there will be a need for stamping machines to create those spinny-fidget gadgets. But there will be need for accountants to add up the bankruptcies.

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