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Because "manufacturing in America" is to continue having a peasant class to buy goods. Outsourcing software development is 100% intended to surpress the peasan

Because "manufacturing in America" is to continue having a peasant class to buy goods. Outsourcing software development is 100% intended to surpress the peasants managing to go up higher on the ladder. Many companies doing "AI layoffs" are in fact just outsourcing to the usual countries overseas even more.

dmix 1y ago
"AI layoffs" is mostly just media spin + a useful excuse by execs when the company isn't performing well. Looking through the list few mention anything about laying off engineers because of AI https://www.forbes.com/sites/martineparis/2025/07/09/sweeping-layoffs-hit-tech-and-media-giants-citing-ai-take-over/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/martineparis/2025/07/09/sweepin... > IBM CEO Says AI Has Replaced Hundreds of Workers but Created New Programming, Sales Jobs (laying off mostly administrative/HR people) https://www.wsj.com/articles/ibm-ceo-says-ai-has-replaced-hundreds-of-workers-but-created-new-programming-sales-jobs-54ea6b58 https://www.wsj.com/articles/ibm-ceo-says-ai-has-replaced-hu... > Intel plans to lay off up to a fifth of its factory workers, an enormous cutback that will have a profound effect on one of the chipmaker’s core businesses. https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2025/06/intel-will-lay-off-15-to-20-of-its-factory-workers-memo-says.html https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2025/06/intel-will... Microsoft laid off mostly gaming from failed acquisitions + sales/marketing (one of which I know personally)