I suspect that a change to PES will happen gradually, one person at a time. Yes, some people are already working and planning their lives toward a Personal Independence System. It is something that they are achieving in their own lives right now.
People start doing things for their own survival.
It was like this in the 1930's. People were becoming more Independent just to survive. Then the economy got better and people went back into debt up to their eyeballs. Debt means that you are in debt to someone. It means that you have promised to pay them back.