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Re:What Armenians should know about life in America (2014) by StavrosK on Saturday April 04, 2020 @11:46AM (#22778929)
Sure, but it's specialized because not enough people do it, so not enough people know how to do it, so that's no explanation. You're basically saying "Americans don't build with brick because they don't build with brick".
Re:What Armenians should know about life in America (2014) by HarryHirsch on Saturday April 04, 2020 @12:42PM (#22779390)
It's the same phenomenon as in the Eastern Bloc countries, where the state subsidized prefab concrete construction and left the building trade to starve. The result was cheap housing for millions (sorely needed after the destructions of the War) and complete destruction of the construction trades.
Re:What Armenians should know about life in America (2014) by projektfu on Sunday April 05, 2020 @01:09PM (#22786817)
That’s exactly what I’m saying. There’s a chicken and egg problem. Perhaps an entrepreneur could change things but I think you’d have to be ready to lose a lot of money before getting traction.