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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?

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689 points taubek | 1 comments | 09 Apr 25 12:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source
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JSR_FDED ◴[09 Apr 25 13:42 UTC] No.43631980[source]▶
It’s like people excited about the new datacenter being built in their town, think of all the jobs that will bring they cry. Nobody realizes it takes 6 people to run a datacenter.

Bringing “manufacturing back to the US” is a fool’s errand. The future of manufacturing is automation, not jobs.

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xienze ◴[09 Apr 25 14:06 UTC] No.43632300[source]▶
I think you're missing that the bigger value is having the manufacturing on your home soil instead of depending on being in the good graces of China.
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vidarh ◴[09 Apr 25 14:12 UTC] No.43632376[source]▶
Forcing China to become more independent of exports to the US also means China will care less about being in the good graces of the US. It cuts both ways.
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1. absolutelastone ◴[09 Apr 25 15:09 UTC] No.43633027[source]▶
This outcome is probably the end result for either scenario. The degree to which China is dependent on the US has been steadily decreasing. There's no law of nature that says the US will keep winning and have its advantages forever.