I think you're underestimating just how many people believe the opposite. I wouldn't be surprised if something along the lines of "you know, it's great we have tech for our toys and Facebooks, but what really matters is making real stuff" is a majority opinion.
I think you're saying something different re: values.
Parent's saying the trend has already been in place (and true) for significant time. According to a survey[0] from Pew Research,
"Americans are roughly twice as likely to express worry (72%) than enthusiasm (33%) about
a future in which robots and computers are capable of doing many jobs that are currently
done by humans."
