Mia Wong
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Like, yeah, there's a lot of things that, like, there were, like, labor conditions that are very common in China that do happen in the U.S. but are much easier to do there. But also, like, I don't know, like, China has, like, an entire network of, like,
The ability to basically do this sort of, like, pop-up light and medium manufacturing that can, like, retool itself really quickly in the US doesn't fucking have that, right? Like, we do have a bunch of manufacturing in the US, right? Like, that is the thing that we have.
The ability to basically do this sort of, like, pop-up light and medium manufacturing that can, like, retool itself really quickly in the US doesn't fucking have that, right? Like, we do have a bunch of manufacturing in the US, right? Like, that is the thing that we have.
The ability to basically do this sort of, like, pop-up light and medium manufacturing that can, like, retool itself really quickly in the US doesn't fucking have that, right? Like, we do have a bunch of manufacturing in the US, right? Like, that is the thing that we have.
But it was largely pushed into, like, the suburbs to get rid of sort of, like, the masses of workers that arose in cities like Detroit to, like, atomize them, right? And this is actually, like, also happening in China right now, weirdly.
But it was largely pushed into, like, the suburbs to get rid of sort of, like, the masses of workers that arose in cities like Detroit to, like, atomize them, right? And this is actually, like, also happening in China right now, weirdly.
But it was largely pushed into, like, the suburbs to get rid of sort of, like, the masses of workers that arose in cities like Detroit to, like, atomize them, right? And this is actually, like, also happening in China right now, weirdly.
Like, China has been pivoting to a service economy for a long time, but the thing is, the service economy, a lot of that shit is, like, also, like, dropshipping production, right? But, like, you know... There's no actual way for capital outlay costs and things like that. There's no actual way to replicate the conditions in China that make it an effective source of global production in the U.S.
Like, China has been pivoting to a service economy for a long time, but the thing is, the service economy, a lot of that shit is, like, also, like, dropshipping production, right? But, like, you know... There's no actual way for capital outlay costs and things like that. There's no actual way to replicate the conditions in China that make it an effective source of global production in the U.S.
Like, China has been pivoting to a service economy for a long time, but the thing is, the service economy, a lot of that shit is, like, also, like, dropshipping production, right? But, like, you know... There's no actual way for capital outlay costs and things like that. There's no actual way to replicate the conditions in China that make it an effective source of global production in the U.S.
Or even in a country like India. There's just not the infrastructure there to do it. There's not the sort of migrant labor population. There's not the sort of things that you need. And what this means right now, right, is that, like, there is not a future lined up to replace the one that we're in right now.
Or even in a country like India. There's just not the infrastructure there to do it. There's not the sort of migrant labor population. There's not the sort of things that you need. And what this means right now, right, is that, like, there is not a future lined up to replace the one that we're in right now.
Or even in a country like India. There's just not the infrastructure there to do it. There's not the sort of migrant labor population. There's not the sort of things that you need. And what this means right now, right, is that, like, there is not a future lined up to replace the one that we're in right now.
We literally don't know what this is going to do because no one has ever bothered planning this shit out. Because this is just like taking a sledgehammer and... to fucking everything.
We literally don't know what this is going to do because no one has ever bothered planning this shit out. Because this is just like taking a sledgehammer and... to fucking everything.
We literally don't know what this is going to do because no one has ever bothered planning this shit out. Because this is just like taking a sledgehammer and... to fucking everything.
Like, they are trying to extract the copper wires from the house, and in order to do this, they, like, you know, A, because they think that's how the economy works, is they extract the copper wires, and B, their plan to extract the copper wires is to blow the house up with dynamite.
Like, they are trying to extract the copper wires from the house, and in order to do this, they, like, you know, A, because they think that's how the economy works, is they extract the copper wires, and B, their plan to extract the copper wires is to blow the house up with dynamite.
Like, they are trying to extract the copper wires from the house, and in order to do this, they, like, you know, A, because they think that's how the economy works, is they extract the copper wires, and B, their plan to extract the copper wires is to blow the house up with dynamite.
And, you know, no one's ever done an environmental impact statement on what if you blow the house up with dynamite, because why the fuck would you do that? Right. Sometimes the police do that. It's true, it's true. I guess the U.S. is the world's police force. There you go. No one has planned for this.