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Re:America Is Back in the Factory Business by Turing_Machine on Saturday April 08, 2023 @02:40PM (#35496284)
> a new 3rd world nation is doing it for 1/10th the cost

There are fewer and fewer of those all the time, though. Manufacturing is now starting to move to Africa because Asia has become more expensive. I don't think there's anywhere left to go after Africa.

Re:America Is Back in the Factory Business by jhoechtl on Saturday April 08, 2023 @03:13PM (#35496595)
Well observed. They are the last to exploit or to be built up, however you would like to see it.
Re:America Is Back in the Factory Business by brvsft on Saturday April 08, 2023 @03:28PM (#35496728)
We will have to create a new underclass.
Re:America Is Back in the Factory Business by uejfiweun on Saturday April 08, 2023 @04:00PM (#35497018)
You're forgetting Antarctica. But nobody lives there, you say? Easy, that's where we will send the robots to.
Re:America Is Back in the Factory Business by whiskeytuesday on Saturday April 08, 2023 @04:07PM (#35497089)
Just think of the coolant temperature advantages
Re:America Is Back in the Factory Business by pg938hkd on Saturday April 08, 2023 @04:15PM (#35497156)
Data centers. And it’s centrally located
Re:America Is Back in the Factory Business by tomatotomato37 on Saturday April 08, 2023 @05:14PM (#35497705)
More get created though every time one of those former countries undergoes a regime change of some sort. The types of countries where you can get slave wage labor aren't exactly known for their political stability.
Re:America Is Back in the Factory Business by elcritch on Saturday April 08, 2023 @06:57PM (#35498464)
Large factories require some level of political stability to protect the capital. Also, a functioning power grid is critical. That has been a blocker in many areas of Africa as I understand it.