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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 25 points 4 days ago (2 children)

As someone who has worked in a manufacturing environment, most USians aren't ready for it by any stretch, even if the tariffs succeed in bringing manufacturing back.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And they're deporting all the immigrants who would take those jobs.

But realistically, if manufacturing actually came back, they'd likely be heavily automated to reduce employee costs.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Automation will be pushed for, but a huge portion of automated machinery comes from China. The US doesn't have the same kind of expansive megafactories needed to meet its own consumption, this will take decades to accomplish even if it works.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, this whole mess is not well thought out whatsoever.

[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That one comment about china "being obsessed with how much we eat" as if the Chinese don't have plentiful access to mountains of cheap, high quality, delicious food. It's a real crying wojak cope response.

Americans should be obsessed with how much Chinese people exercise

[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago

I'm guessing the Chinese diet doesn't have as much corn syrup in it.