> And they did, and here we are, and all the countries that host companies that contributed to this are now having a cry about the actions of the monster they profited from creating.
But did they really profit? Let's assume for a second that the media isn't one monolithic entity governed by suits in a smokey board room but by many competing entities with opposing and dynamic economic incentives, like the public's fatigue and need for novelty. Let's assume that these changing media narratives are purely a result of inter/intra-generational variance in upbringing and other effectively random factors (accumulation of wealth and social mobility among them).
Has the general public truly profited from the movement of manufacturing over seas? I don't mean intangible improvements like higher resolution televisions and thinner smartphones and cheaper everything - just because they can be measured in SI units or dollars doesn't mean that they tangibly improve someone's life. I mean by the cold hard numbers. Is the average middle class family healthier than they were before? Are they spending less money to stay healthy? Are they more secure in their finances? Can they take longer vacations? Can they afford to send their kids to college without them having to balance study and worm time? Are they happier?
I intended my point to be that the individuals at the top profited (those making the decisions to take advantage of cheap overseas labor) in terms of money / wealth.
No, happiness has not increased (maybe fairly-floss happiness has increased, that short term heavy-crash happiness that people get from new/shiny things - but I don't count that towards general societal happiness). Fear and paranoia has increased. (my opinion).
But did they really profit? Let's assume for a second that the media isn't one monolithic entity governed by suits in a smokey board room but by many competing entities with opposing and dynamic economic incentives, like the public's fatigue and need for novelty. Let's assume that these changing media narratives are purely a result of inter/intra-generational variance in upbringing and other effectively random factors (accumulation of wealth and social mobility among them).
Has the general public truly profited from the movement of manufacturing over seas? I don't mean intangible improvements like higher resolution televisions and thinner smartphones and cheaper everything - just because they can be measured in SI units or dollars doesn't mean that they tangibly improve someone's life. I mean by the cold hard numbers. Is the average middle class family healthier than they were before? Are they spending less money to stay healthy? Are they more secure in their finances? Can they take longer vacations? Can they afford to send their kids to college without them having to balance study and worm time? Are they happier?