[kemiller]

This was the line in the 80s about japan. Didn’t actually work out like that. Edit: typo

[superquest]

True. Because everything else wasn't equal. And it won't be here. But if it gets close to equal ...

I imagine Chinese work ethic had something to do with the destruction of the Rust Belt, no?

[kemiller]

Working 14-hour Days is not efficient. It is performative and counterproductive. Especially for 15 years. I doubt the entire narrative. And Chinese labor has certainly hollowed out the rust belt but that’s more about arbitrage than work ethic. We have tons of things to learn from China, but worship of long hours is not one of them.

[kryptiskt]

Work ethic doesn't matter much if one workforce works for a tenth of the wages of the other.

[superquest]

And this explains Africa's dominance of the world economy?