"If it was just automation, it would still be here - only automated. It's not." It is though. The U.S. steel industry which everyone thinks is dead, for exampl

"If it was just automation, it would still be here - only automated. It's not." It is though. The U.S. steel industry which everyone thinks is dead, for example, is producing at about 70% of its all-time peak. It's just doing it with 15% or less of the peak workforce. And the current numbers represent about 5% of world steel production - which is consistent with our population, just not with the fact that we once produced the majority of the world's steel. https://blog.boydmetals.com/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-american-steel-industry https://blog.boydmetals.com/the-past-present-and-future-of-t...