“The reason Third World countries are Third World,” he says, “is because nothing works. Basically, that’s where we’re headed.”
Hits the nail on the head.
...And once again most responders here don’t read the full original article.
English skills are a prerequisite for writing. The author should make a distinguishable point and state it in the first paragraph as a thesis. Otherwise, the column won’t get the attention desired by the publisher.
I read the whole thing. The author lacked experience in and knowledge about manufacturing, and he made no distinguishable point. The piece was all over the place.
Manufacturing is going down in the USA, because our leadership is saturated with social pathologies and lacking in leadership skills (unhealthy sex practices, drugs, anti-American attitudes, anti-family, etc.). It’s comprised of pretentious social trash.
The article talks about invention and tinkering.
Heck, since I was a kid, I’ve been taking things apart and putting them back together. As a result, I’m pretty good at fixing things.
But we don’t live in that kind of world anymore. We live in a disposable cell phone - go buy a new laptop world.
If you want to see something priceless, but at the same time very sad, take a good look at the expressions of some folks who find out that something they need is busted or doesn’t work anymore.
They get this blank look on their face like their brain has just gone totally into NEUTRAL.
Clueless!
I just move on. It’s frustrating for can-do people to be surrounded by others who are so helpless.