Good to see a story acknowledging the history of UX, even before there were websites. Though this is from Jakob Nielsen, one of the veterans.
I do remember the years when you could recognize everyone at the UX and HF conferences, and you pretty much knew or worked with someone who knew every practitioner in town.
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/100-years-ux/
I’m not sure I agree that in 30 years 1 out of every 100 workers would be a UX designer. Good to know we won’t be replaced by robots.
Nielsen on 100 Years of UX