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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)

There's still time.

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.

I did not mean that, but now I have a movie to watch! Thanks!

The dog is there to bark when the man falls asleep.

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/01/30/future-factory/

Automation.