That's always been an important skill (at least in the last couple hundred years as far as I can tell).

Industrial revolution, the shift from manufacturing to services, the shift of technology over time.

Hell, they say that the reason millennials are so nostalgic and enjoy childish things is because of rapid technological and societal change in the last 30 years.

I doubt it'll slow down, the era of doing anything until you die was a foolish thing for even our grandparents generation.