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by reeboo 1184 days ago
Okay, I'll bite. What does this mean?
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"The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment." - Warren Bennis
I was hoping it was a reference to foraging after the apocalypse.
I think you mean "A Boy and His Dog" [0], which was, ironically, set in 2024.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog_(1975_film)

I did not mean that, but now I have a movie to watch! Thanks!
Coincidentally, not ironically. Perhaps clairvoyantly or prophetically. Definitely not ironically.
adverb: ironically "used to denote a paradoxical, unexpected, or coincidental situation."

I did not expect to learn the film was set in 2024 and found it oddly coincidental.

There's still time.
The dog is there to bark when the man falls asleep.
Automation.