Yep, it is seen by everyone.
Damn those blacksmiths and buggy wheel manufacturers for they were part of creating this "demise" we are in.
Willie, I have no doubt that if you were living in the time of their demise, you would be an icon in saving their jobs.
The "buggy whip analogy" is not applicable and merely displays superficial and uninformed ignorance.
Buggwhips were rendered obsolete in the marketplace by introduction of new products.
This is not true for the products that are currently being shed from American manufacturing, many of which are also in the high-tech manufacturing sector.