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It's too late for that they already fucked up.
The future of America is a small loyal fascist middle class and the elites. Then the rest of Americans will see degradation of society and culture that creates the conditions where cheap labor can be had domestically. The elites realized they don't need a prosperous and happy populace, that's expensive. They need people to work cheaply in factories and to stop questioning them.
It's short sighted for sure, but that's where America is going. I'm leaving first chance I get, I don't care about the US, let it collapse without me.
The US is barreling toward open fascism, and the consequences for its talent pool will be catastrophic. Educated professionals are precisely the people who find this political shift most intolerable and who also happen to be the ones with the means to leave. Historically, the U.S. has compensated for its weak domestic education system by poaching global talent. But as the country becomes an increasingly unattractive destination, that pipeline will collapse.
Meanwhile, domestic talent can’t fill the gap given the current state of the US education system. On top of that, a wave of retirements among scientists and engineers is already thinning the ranks. The cracks are already forming with Raytheon recently having to recall retired engineers because no one left in the workforce knows how to produce missiles anymore. It’s the inevitable result of a system that prioritized short-term exploitation over long-term investment. When the talent leaves and the retirees aren’t replaced, the decline will accelerate.
This is what kills me. Like why are all employers so picky, so gatekeepy, yet there’s a skills gap? Like just admit you’re not hiring and stop the narrative of any skills gap.
I imagine a large part of it comes down to stock market dynamics. Companies always want to look like they're growing and doing well to keep their stock price up. Admitting they're not hiring is a sign that they're not showing growth, and so they try to hide that. It's the similar situation with companies using AI as cover to mask layoffs. They can't admit that they need to cut people, so they mask it by saying they're becoming more efficient thanks to AI tooling.