As a practical matter, my sense is there is no such thing as future proof. That said, there are a couple ways to look at the issue, the most important being the sociological realities and certainties. When television came to be, there was a death knell ringing for radio.
Radio today is more vibrant than ever.
When TV cable came, there was a death knell for network broadcast. In actual fact, several new networks have come into being since then. The internet was going to change everything and kill brick and mortar retail. We've seen quite the opposite. Amazon was or is to be the Wal-Mart of the internet.