Sorry, Jack, I think you are wrong. Futurists said that 40 years ago. People work longer than they did in the fifties.
Here’s more missed predictions:
“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” -Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
“The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty—a fad.” - -The president of the Michigan Savings Bank advising Henry Ford’s lawyer not to invest in the Ford Motor Co., 1903
“Television won’t last because people will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.” - -Darryl Zanuck, movie producer, 20th Century Fox, 1946
“There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.” - -Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), in a talk given to a 1977 World Future Society meeting in Boston
I think Mr. Ma’s quote will be joining this list!
I can't find a single study that corroborates this. In fact, they all say the opposite.
Do you have one?