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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: 0s | 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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1. kingraoul ◴[09 Apr 25 17:45 UTC] No.43635013[source]▶
Still, the value chain is what drives innovation. We should cheer efforts to clothe and feed ourselves that don’t rely on near slave labour sweatshops.