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All jobs that require making stuff are in manufacturing. As tempting as it is to think that software is taking over the world, humans will always live in a 4D world, and we'll always need stuff to help us live in it.

Manufacturing will change dramatically, but it's not going anywhere or becoming 'obsolete'.



I can quite easily conceive of manufacturing things becoming almost entirely remote, with only a skeleton crew on-site.

There are quite a few start-ups I'm familiar with manufacturing various widgets in China without ever stepping foot there, just sending CAD files.


Cars aren't built from iron ore in Detroit either. They're basically assembling parts put together in various countries around the world.


So... no, not all jobs are manufacturing. ‍️Was soapboxing necessary?




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