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0 pointshammock1y ago0 comments

That graph is US only

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Good point - the graph being US only means it misses offshoring manufacturing jobs to places like China. We can't assume that the loss of manufacturing jobs was solely caused by automation

eru1y ago

Why call it 'loss', if it was outsourced? UnAmericans are also human.

TOMDM1y ago

Where else would you apply this reasoning? If I lose my phone it doesn't stop being a phone...

eru1y ago

Yes, but it's probably useless for anyone else (because of locking).

And if you break your phone, it stops being a (useful) phone.

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trealira1y ago

Why do you think the word "loss" implies they think non-Americans aren't human?

justinclift1y ago

Pretty sure the point was that the jobs are just being moved around, not "lost".

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vivekd1y ago

Good point - the graph being US only means it misses offshoring manufacturing jobs to places like China. We can't assume that the loss of manufacturing jobs was solely caused by automation

eru1y ago

Why call it 'loss', if it was outsourced? UnAmericans are also human.

TOMDM1y ago

Where else would you apply this reasoning? If I lose my phone it doesn't stop being a phone...

eru1y ago

Yes, but it's probably useless for anyone else (because of locking).

And if you break your phone, it stops being a (useful) phone.

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trealira1y ago

Why do you think the word "loss" implies they think non-Americans aren't human?

justinclift1y ago

Pretty sure the point was that the jobs are just being moved around, not "lost".

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