Replace "people person" with "strong communicator" and I can buy into such a premise very easily.<p>For many years I've expressed a belief that the only skill set that will remain viable throughout technological change is the ability to communicate. In simplified form, there are many friction points in social or commercial interactions which can be worsened by mis-communication or conflicting social norms. For example, certain cultures have very low opinions of women, and when expressed as though it's a norm in a different environment, that doesn't promote a successful outcome.<p>For a shorthand example, just check out advertising. Yes, there's a significant amount of data-driven research, and I know Google is at the top of this pile of...commerce...with its AdWords, so I take that to infer advertising is one of the most hit-or-miss areas where disruption was beneficial.<p>But here's the thing: Algorithms can't write jingles or colloquial slogans that will resonate with a particular audience. They can analyze them, but not create them, and I'm comfortable holding this belief until I see something which really revolutionizes technology in this field. I try to keep up with progress in conversational AI and the Turing Test challenge when I can, because I see that as the first major field where progress can be quantified and proven a success.<p>Oh, and this is legitimately tongue-in-cheek, but if you want to see a great example of what I mean, just look at the role of a Chief Executive Officer. They don't actually <i>work</i> as we might define it by input of labor, crunching numbers, or assembling information - they take loads of input, run it through their internal processor, then tell people what to do. They network, socialize, and communicate and for some reason, in the US, get paid vast sums of money for performing this role. I find it kind of funny and sad how high they're held in esteem, when realistically, they put in fewer hours, less effort, and reap rewards far greater than the run-of-the-mill high school teacher.