And those people who cannot do specialized work are particularly in danger. You can interpret the individualization as liberation, but also as massive pressure. Most people need an environment in which they feel comfortable. That could be a business, a political party or any other new form of society. That is a big challenge.
Many people reach the point at which they want to do something quite different.
The new ideal is a second career after 50, without the previous stress but possibly with smaller earnings. The traditional career has exhausted itself, and work and leisure are mixed together. In the publications of your institute, top executives are quoted as saying that they choose their employees more for talent and less for knowledge and experience. In fields of activity that produce hardly any added value, you can do a superlative job and find yourself running on the spot, while another person with only average effort in a rising virtual sector receives a dream salary. There is no automatic link any more between education, effort and career.