[learn_more]

"Interestingly, the pitch for a lot of robotic welding systems is often more focused on the difficulty of finding skilled welders, rather than on the potential cost savings of a welding robot"

Inability to find skilled welders IS THE SAME as seeking cost savings, because in a market economy, skilled welders can be found if you pay enough.

[whatshisface]

Unionized trades have a lot of resistance to thinking of pay as a market parameter, because you can't in some cases pay more than the union contract says you can.

[hef19898]

That's not how salaries are defined. Exihibit A: Big tech coluding to keep SV salaries as low as possible.

[whatshisface]

I am not sure what you are arguing there, big tech collusion doesn't influence welding.