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> The Software Developers will follow the path of the Autoworkers of the 60s, once a high paid and esteemed profession which becomes a menial job with average
by kome 6y ago
> The Software Developers will follow the path of the Autoworkers of the 60s, once a high paid and esteemed profession which becomes a menial job with average pay.
yeah... but the choice here is political, it's not the natural forces of the market (it's rarely the natural forces of the market).
Working in Germany as autoworkers, you still get a more than decent wage. Sure, work is hard. But money is good.
America instead, decided to get cheap till the point to move plants to Mexico or Asia. It was a political choice.
- internet_user 6y agooffshoring has been happening for a long time. Why would this be an issue now all of a sudden?
- kome 6y agoOffshoring was a political decision. a decision that needed political consensus, action and supervision (to open capital markets, to set standards, to trade deals, to keep exchange rate stable, etc., etc.) Offshoring doesn't happen in a vacuum. And in some countries, offshoring hit harder than in others. For instance, Germany and Italy are still export powerhouses. This, again, was a political decision. In the US the decision was to privilege financial and tech industry, more than production industry. It was a strategy, and like every strategy it created some winner and some losers. Americans have to decide if keeping this strategy or trying something else.