You're absolutely correct; they will have to learn new skills. But their old skills are now worthless, so what else should they do?
And yes, the current generations of people are incredibly damaged by the pseudo-education they received, but again, what else is there for them except to learn? Remember that while it's theorized to take 10,000 hours to become an expert in something, it takes only 20 to learn a new skill. It's hardly an insurmountable task!