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America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back

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842 points putzdown | 1 comments | 15 Apr 25 13:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.235s | source
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jghn ◴[15 Apr 25 14:27 UTC] No.43693238[source]▶
The other day I saw the results of a poll [1] where 80% of Americans thought the *country* would be better off if more Americans worked in factories. However, only 20% of Americans thought that *they* would be better off if more Americans worked in factories. It was surprisingly bipartisan.

In other words, people like the idea of this, but no one actually wants this.

[1] https://www.ft.com/content/845917ed-41a5-449f-946f-70263adba...

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1. paulcole ◴[16 Apr 25 11:46 UTC] No.43704159[source]▶
It’s the same as every tech bro on here who says, “Go join the trades!”

People want to be sure that their success is protected and they love telling other people what they should do.