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The Western standard of living has only been possible through currency/sage suppression of the non-Western world. Why do you think relocating everything to the
by yunohn 4y ago
The Western standard of living has only been possible through currency/sage suppression of the non-Western world. Why do you think relocating everything to the West would be feasible or solve anything?
I don’t understand why this isn’t common sense.
> some cheap Chinese goods and Indian call centers
Then again, if you have such a naive view of globalisation, you probably need to read more.
- RestlessMind 4y ago> Why do you think relocating everything to the West would be feasible or solve anything? > a naive view of globalisation I am talking about jobs in Western societies which were relocated elsewhere. And I admit that my views might be naive. But it is on you to convince Western middle class that shipping their jobs overseas, without an equally good job or social safety net lined up, is actually better for them. If you are just going to move jobs in the name of efficiency and let the Western labor rot and fend for itself, you are going to get Trump, Le Pen, AfD and Brexit. In this whole thread, I still haven't seen a compelling case about how getting some goods cheaper / better is a worthy tradeoff to moving my stable job overseas.
- yunohn 4y agoI’m not trying to convince you or anyone, nor do I have any reason to. I’m just talking about reality - where Western governments, companies, and manufacturers decided that profit trumps employment. At the same time, without cheaper goods, given wage stagnation, consumers couldn’t have afforded local goods anyways. It’s quite complicated really, and I don’t see a solution in capitalism.