People who made buggy whips were artisans. That skill simply did NOT transfer to working on an assembly line, making pieces for Fords.I suggest that you go and find out HOW buggy whips were made; from start to finish and while you're at it, explain to us all, how those making whale oil lamps were so easily moved into positions making light bulbs. Oh yes, and do, please also explain how those who had machines for making rubber products immediately, after WW II, used the same machines and workers to make things out of plastic. LOL
People who made buggy whips transferred their skills to making belts for motors and the like, and yes I have read how buggy whips were made. As for whale oil lamps, demand for those slowly fell off since electricity was not widespread in the US still the 40s outside of urban areas, and kerosine was pretty much a staright though replacement for whale oil.
As for workers who specialised in rubber products, again, it was not much retraining involved to transfer their skills to plastics. Stamping parts made out of rubber is not that different than stamping parts made out of plastics. Another example is the first machinists were trained blacksmiths.
I am going to be blunt here, but globalists such as you, are quite arrogant, but at the same time, seem to little understand the process involved in the production of goods. I have done research on the turn of the century and the transition of the US into an industrial sociaty, and despite what you may claim, there was no great displacement of workers when newer technology was introduced, the workers did not require extensive retraining, their skills transferred more or less staright though. I know that doesnt fit your ideology very well, but those are historical facts.
Oh another example in another thread, about Railroad porters, many were absorbed into the RRs freight end starting in the 50s, wile other went to work for Hotels and Motels.
The point is that the amount of job displacement going on now and for the last few years, really does not have an equivlent when looking though history. In t he past, skills were largely transferable, now they are in so many industries, not.