You can’t out-robot a robot.
If we want to be irreplaceable, we need a more durable advantage.
This is where reputation comes in.
We build our reputations through integrity, public risk-taking, and building unique sets of knowledge and experience.
This not only lets us solve unique problems, it also puts us on the radar of the people who need those problems solved.
Try as you might, you can't fast-track this process.
A solid reputation might take decades to build, so we never trade rep for money.
This next idea, however, can be implemented instantly.