By Futurist Thomas Frey
I’ve been wrestling with a provocative idea: what if entrepreneurship becomes the preferred career path for most people—not everyone, but the majority? Not a few risk-takers launching tech unicorns, but 60-70% of the workforce viewing venture creation as more desirable than traditional employment.
This isn’t far-fetched. Automation is eliminating routine jobs. The gig economy has normalized portfolio careers. AI tools are democratizing capabilities that once required entire teams. Younger generations increasingly view corporate employment as risky—why trust a company to provide stability when layoffs come without warning?
But here’s what fascinates me: our entire social infrastructure—schools, holidays, heroes, values—is built for an employee-majority culture. What happens when entrepreneurship becomes the norm and traditional employment becomes the alternative path?
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