[legacynl]

That guy from smarter every day had a great youtube video about why that's basically impossible in the US right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZTGwcHQfLY

I'm not a fan of big coorps either, but these changes happened gradually over time, starting way back in probably the 50/60s. The blame is with the companies and the US government back then for allowing this critical knowledge to be lost. But Roomba didn't exist back then, and the problem is bigger than a single company.

The only real solution is for the US government to invest heavily in regaining this capability for the coming 25 years. But doge and trump axed any chance of this happening so though luck i guess.

[mnau]

Won't happen. In one of those videos, they showed earnings of metal workers and other such professions. It's downwards.

Unless US can solve the problem "That job doesn't pay", there is no way forward. And it can't.

It's just like a textile industry. The only way is if it's all done by robots.