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I fundamentally disagree with this.

Globalisation has allowed a steady supply of cheap goods into advanced economies and those advanced economies have continued to adapt and add more highly skilled jobs over time. Yes, it has caused temporary pain to specialised workers, but over time, more jobs and higher paying jobs have been created to more than make up for the shortfall.

For example, I can buy a pair of boots made in China for $50 or I can buy a pair of boots made in Australia for $450. I know the Australian ones are likely better quality and will last longer, but the Chinese ones will suffice for my needs and allow me to buy multiple pairs of boots for different purposes as my needs change. How much would a basic t-shirt cost without access to cheap and skilled textile manufacturing labour in Bangladesh?

Without globalisation, much more of my income would be taken up by things like basic clothing and housing, food and technology would be far more expensive and my choice would be severely restricted.

The morality of globalisation and the willingness of companies and governments to exploit people in third world countries is another debate, but in a purely economic sense, globalisation has been a massive positive to everyone.

weird synchronicity to read this

I had a long drive and literally nothing better to do so apropos of nothing youtube led me to a debate between Destiny and Metokur from shortly after Trump was elected

Trump got a lot of middle america rust belt vote based on promises that he would bring back manufacturing jobs to the US through tariffs, creating incentives for companies to build plants in the US again

and Destiny said literally everything you said above, about how we should let countries do whatever they're best at to benefit everyone, it's retarded to artificially punish one to let another catch up when they're not equipped for it, not to mention those kinds of jobs can't pay the cost of living in the US anymore while still being competitive globally

his weird off the cuff example was if you have two kids, one is good at making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and the other is good at pouring milk, why would you punish one kid just to let the other catch up in their abilities at the other job when they already had their own specialization and role they could fill



...then later in the discussion, Destiny went all in ranting about how important affirmative action is, how you can't just hire "the most qualified candidate for the job," you have to insert pressures to give underprivileged groups like women and minorities a chance to allow those groups upward mobility...

I was annoyed that Metokur didn't throw his earlier example back in his face

why not just let people who are the best at what they do perform their jobs and benefit everyone? why prop up a group artificially?

I have no idea who those people are, but they sound like streamer retards and I think they should be shot and you probably shouldn't listen to their opinions on anything.