40 years ago was 1980. There's a vanishingly small number of fields that have had continuous job security from 1980-2020 (even ignoring Covid).
You might as well say that careers are over for everyone, and have been for a while.
A tiny percentage of lawyers do really well. The rest struggle under crushing debt and insane working conditions.
So you've got one example in the entire economy.
40 years ago was 1980. There's a vanishingly small number of fields that have had continuous job security from 1980-2020 (even ignoring Covid).
You might as well say that careers are over for everyone, and have been for a while.