Meet Frank

Introduction; "Two hundred years in the future, Blogeologists are born."

...Some people are concerned with the rapid disappearance in the world today, of age old professions; like wheelers, wagon wrights etc... Since we no longer traverse the prairies in covered wagons, and have rubber manufactured wheels instead of wooden ones; this should not be a problem. There are some important concerns regarding the ways we live- especially the great accumulation of technology lately. But on a whole it seems that as society changes the new jobs needed would be created. (unless we invent machines that build machines to serve our every need)

...In a sudden flight of fancy the following came to me. Is it an accurate portrayal of the future? I certainly hope not, and only time will tell. I guess one day someone will know. For now it rests as a speculative hypothesis intended to amuse and educate. Don't take it too seriously, and do enjoy!

Frank the Blogeologist; Episode 1. "Cognitive Profession"

...Frank is an average person for his time, except that his name is on record as the longest for the year 2200. Sometimes growing up Frank wandered why his parents had named him such a long, difficult to pronounce and old fashioned name. It bothered him. Most of the kids at the highly developed school he attended were named short efficient names like "Bob", "Joe, "A.J", "K" and so on. ("K" being the favored abbreviated form of "Kathy" these days, it is said historically "Kathy" was the abbreviated form of "Katherine"-phew aren't we glad for modern common sense?)
...It seems every day that life just gets better and better for Frank. His career was programed into his brain as a young child-so he can confidently answer any questions on that regard. (Yes, people still ask "What are you going to be when you grow up?" The difference is that now there is a ready, literally downloaded set of answers available and expected. There are only so many careers on the list-so the questioner has a good chance of guessing before hand. "O, you are in training to become on Oculist-I can tell because you've already upgraded to the mechanical eye!) When Frank was a baby he was put through the normal routine of "life planning". A colorful assortment of 3-D video game sequences was downloaded before his face on a holographic screen, each was a demo of different politically correct lifestyles. Then based on his response an acceptable career was chosen. No parent would have the embarrassment of a child not knowing his chosen career at three years old, it was unthinkable!
...So Franks life growing up was appropriately fashioned to provide the greatest stimulation for his job, Blogeology. Yes indeed, Frank was entering into that respectable, if dangerous field. The government had created a careful course to help young blogeologist's in training form the needed safeguards which the job required After all, accessing the ancestors writings brought up many controversial topics contrary to the global peace which permeated every corner of the world. Those Ancestors were notorious thinkers; a dangerous pastime.
...Blogeologists are divided into tree distinct branches. Those who discovered the blogs and filed them, called Blog detection agency, BDA for short; those who cleaned up and edited the blogs of dangerous material before releasing them to the public, called TSBD or "Top Secret Blogeology division"; and finally, the division who took the selected files and released them to public domain for school use. Frank was not sure which branch he wanted to specialize in, and it was a constant source of irritation. To decide he would have to think, which was regrettable. In fact, Frank was not the only one frustrated with the governments inadequacy to provide up to date career choosing products. "If they have programs which can determine early on a career, why can't they narrow it down to a branch or specialty?" people whined.
...Perhaps M.J, Franks former school friend sums it all up best. Walking by, flaunting a new techno makeover and a stylized wireless ipod jewelry set she comments; "Gosh Frank, When you graduate like me soon, life will get hard! I mean, its like, I have to think, you know? Why can't they help us isolate our "specialty" as well as our job? I don't even know whether to go into the Pock star musical filming, or aim at a Rop setting! I mean, come on!Whats a world idol like me to do? (Pock and Rop are the emerging combined rock and pop cultures)
...Blogs are dangerous, too many were thinking in the twenty first century. And thinking is a waste of precious energy which needs to be conserved for the use of personal self-congratulation. The government say's "Thinking promotes conviction and change of personal habit, this tears down the perfect self-esteem we are each born with."So in the interest of self esteem preservation the buried level of blogs from the twenty-first century was isolated and a new field of profession was born, Blogeology. But what branch would Frank pursue?