That's an interesting point, and one that further suggests that we're better off shifting to more services and less manufacturing for the low-end stuff. Eventu

That's an interesting point, and one that further suggests that we're better off shifting to more services and less manufacturing for the low-end stuff. Eventually automation might replace the bottom level of nurses and plumbers, (more so nurses than plumbers), but it will take _much_ longer. I have some family/friends who are in that 'only high school diploma, no credentials/money/drive to go to a non-community college' trap, and one big barrier is that the training programs for Nursing Aides, Auto Tech, and even office/clerical have 1 year+ wait times. Even though they _want_ to gain these skills, they need to support themselves until they get into the program, and while they're working through it. Even though there's great demand for the skills, and workers who want to gain them, the training pipeline just hasn't expanded yet.