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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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999900000999 ◴[09 Apr 25 14:56 UTC] No.43632872[source]▶
They'll start forcing us to make Nikes in prison.

Even then the quality wouldn't be up to par. Since we've collectively agreed we don't need to have due process anymore, I guess I can look forward to making shoes will I'm being indefinitely detained.

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1. ForOldHack ◴[09 Apr 25 23:29 UTC] No.43639105[source]▶
Of course! That would save them even more money! Prisoners make $0.33 to $0.45. I saw a McDonald's sign during an uprising that said "Prison Labor = Slavery"