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Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by tormeh on Monday January 20, 2025 @02:08PM (#42771938)
This is a disease that has infected the entire West. It's just become impossible to do anything that requires space. Even industrial giants like Germany are now de-industrializing because it's just too hard to get permits for building anything new. Sure, labor costs, energy costs, environmental regulations, etc. are all bothersome, but what really makes German industry emigrate is how hard it is to get permission to change anything. It's such a self-inflicted wound.
Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by PaulDavisThe1st on Monday January 20, 2025 @03:09PM (#42772543)
What statistic are you citing for your claim that "Germany is now de-industrializing" ?
Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by ren_engineer on Monday January 20, 2025 @04:11PM (#42773089)
their energy policy has essentially crippled their economy
Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by PaulDavisThe1st on Monday January 20, 2025 @04:53PM (#42773508)
Do you have a metric, or not?
Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by 8338550bff96 on Monday January 20, 2025 @05:41PM (#42773971)
Do you have any sources that you would recommend? So far, you're throwing out "got a source for that?" left and right and when you get a source you've nothing to say.

Just curious if you have knowledge about this subject or if you're just trying to block the conversation from going in directions you don't like

Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by PaulDavisThe1st on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @04:04PM (#42785181)
My response was to a post that did not provide a source, and at the time it was made, no source had been provided.

[EDIT: Having now reviewed the source that was provided, it certainly supports a drop in industrial production, but I'd be skeptical that it indicates "de-industrialization" ]

Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by throwawayffffas on Monday January 20, 2025 @05:19PM (#42773760)
Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by abm53 on Monday January 20, 2025 @05:37PM (#42773937)
I assume PaulDavidThe1st was asking for one which actually supported the assertion.
Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by BonoboIO on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @01:13PM (#42783396)
You mean not getting gas from Russia?
Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by tormeh on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @06:27PM (#42786555)
Partly. But the effect of turning off the nuclear plants and simply hoping for the best shouldn't be ignored.
Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by loglog on Monday January 20, 2025 @05:16PM (#42773735)
Industrial production is in decline since 2018: https://www.destatis.de/EN/Press/2025/01/PE25_008_421.html