Overview
- In remarks reported on December 26 via dpa, Kalkofe said the world does not need more people photographing meals and instead needs people who cook, bake, and make things.
- He called the shortage of trained workers a real problem and predicted that tradespeople will become the next heroes.
- Kalkofe mocked the term “content creator,” saying it makes him want to scream and joking that he has effectively been one his whole life.
- He said he uses social media mainly for professional purposes and as an information source, rarely in his private life.
- The comments accompanied publicity for his new book “Nie war Früher schöner als Jetzt,” which takes aim at idealized memories of the baby‑boomer era.