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> The east side of the city today has factory after factory, owned by domestic companies and global powerhouses such as Samsung, Honda, Harley-Davidson, and Pro
by woliveirajr 9y ago
> The east side of the city today has factory after factory, owned by domestic companies and global powerhouses such as Samsung, Honda, Harley-Davidson, and Procter & Gamble.
It doesn't mean that it's easy to live or to find a job there: many of those plants are just for integration, i.e., goods come pre-manufactured and pieces are just assembled there. So, many companies but not labor-intensive, with much automation taking care of everything.
- dzdt 9y agoThat is the brave new world awaiting us all. As machines get more capable, the economic role of humans diminish. This is analagous to the fate of horses after the introduction of the internal combustion engine. Most everyone on this site has the education and skills to stay ahead of the AI revolution for some time. But many other people already have fallen behind. If the only things you know how to do can be done by machines at less cost than a living wage, then what hope do you have to compete?
- woliveirajr 9y agoI couldn't have said it better