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Brilliant, so in summary even if you could get some level of manufacturing going it'll be somewhat crippled by decades of shit economic, social, and educational policies. Ya know to a degree I'm reminded how Roman manufacturing of certain key goods was increasingly weakened towards the end of the Western half of the empire before it ultimately spiralled into a failing economy in general.
Pretty much.
Interesting comparison though, sad to say my understanding of old world economics is too low to give a real answer in that regard lol.
If it makes it any better I may be lying inadvertently, it could just be standard economic slowdown or a shift in the type of material goods. It's one of those things where what was being produced was simply recycled or decayed, it's a bit of a controversial area in that regard up for debate and interpretation. My interest in the area is focused on Britain so largely removed from the Roman world in a lot of ways by that time.
Interesting, I'm starting to see what you mean there. Comparable to US steel quality dropping and being supplanted by Japan, or currently China.
Hell even the axis started using compressed cardboard by the end of the war.
I recall hearing the statements about bone health increasing in the generations after the collapse of the Rome and the such. That ring true? What piqued your interest in the era?