Almost all products are now designed in such a way that they are cheaper to replace than to repair and production is automated and outsourced as much as possible. This is not technological progress or consumer demand, it is a deliberate strategy designed to minimize the number of skilled craftsman like RNE we need to pay high salaries to build our gear and keep it running. It also encourages waste and obsolescence, hence more sales.
Paying laborers big bucks because they have irreplaceable skills is an expense business is very keen on keeping as low as possible. They would rather spend the money on their executives, because, of course, it is the executives who make the decision of who gets paid and how much.
Unfortunately for the white collar world, this process will not stop when the shop floor is empty and all companies are reduced to office space and computers. Already, lower levels of management are being consolidated and eliminated, or being replaced altogether. Like gangrene, the elimination of honest labor is spreading into formerly healthy tissue.
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