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That graph is US only

• vivekd 2y ago
  Good point - the graph being US only means it misses offshoring manufacturing jobs to places like China. We can't assume that the loss of manufacturing jobs was solely caused by automation
  • eru 2y ago
    Why call it 'loss', if it was outsourced? UnAmericans are also human.
    • trealira 2y ago
      Why do you think the word "loss" implies they think non-Americans aren't human?
      • justinclift 2y ago
        Pretty sure the point was that the jobs are just being moved around, not "lost".
        • eru 2y ago
          I was specifically interested in the contrast to automation alluded to in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40970901 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40970901 A job can be truly 'lost' if it's replaced by a machine. But it's merely reshuffled, if a foreigner does it.
    • TOMDM 2y ago
      Where else would you apply this reasoning? If I lose my phone it doesn't stop being a phone...
      • eru 2y ago
        Yes, but it's probably useless for anyone else (because of locking). And if you break your phone, it stops being a (useful) phone.
        • TOMDM 2y ago
          Good thing nobody's talking about breaking or locking jobs then.
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