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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 | 2 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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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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xienze ◴[09 Apr 25 14:14 UTC] No.43632397[source]▶
Except for the whole military superpower thing. The US is actually in a somewhat unique situation compared to other countries.
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1. briankelly ◴[09 Apr 25 17:59 UTC] No.43635186[source]▶
See the threads on the state of US shipbuilding.
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2. ForOldHack ◴[09 Apr 25 23:33 UTC] No.43639123[source]▶
Yes. You should point out that >50% of ships are built by China, and 30% are built by Korea, and United States is not even on the list... Do we even make ships? Maybe a few military wessels.