Thursday, March 11, 2004
Why manufacturing will disappear
Robotics is what's REALLY killing manufacturing. Even China is affected by it, though their low costs can delay the inevitable somewhat (though not stop it). However, I view human-assisted manufacturing in the same league as lumberjacks.
Of course, what do you do with people once manufacturing jobs go away? Good question. It isn't inconceivable that, someday, there will be lots of people who simply CAN'T find any job to do, simply because the lower-skilled labor they are capable of doing doesn't exist anymore.
Robotics is what's REALLY killing manufacturing. Even China is affected by it, though their low costs can delay the inevitable somewhat (though not stop it). However, I view human-assisted manufacturing in the same league as lumberjacks.
Of course, what do you do with people once manufacturing jobs go away? Good question. It isn't inconceivable that, someday, there will be lots of people who simply CAN'T find any job to do, simply because the lower-skilled labor they are capable of doing doesn't exist anymore.
