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Are jet engines and nuclear reactors really being made in lights-out automated production lines? I struggle to believe that the production quantities are anywhe
by mitthrowaway2 1y ago
Are jet engines and nuclear reactors really being made in lights-out automated production lines? I struggle to believe that the production quantities are anywhere near high enough to justify that.
(Automobiles probably could be, except for their powerful labour unions; automobile production has been highly automated since the 30s.)
- phil21 1y agoIt's a nonsensical argument as you've discovered. It's due to the dollar value of things. And yes, jet engines are about as bespoke as you can get - incredibly man-hours intensive and it reflects in the price. As some point folks will discover that dollars do not actually equal physical goods. Exporting 100 F35s at $100m/ea is not the same value to a country under duress as the capability to manufacture $10B of random consumer goods. Nevermind the supply chain of that F35 is not remotely contained to domestic manufacturing. It's hand-wavy financialization of America speak.