kook nonsense
Having spent the better part of the last four decades working in a high tech field I've seen how companies improved productivity.
Items such circuit design simulators and PC based PCB layout tools have improved engineering productivity, pick and place reduced the errors associated with hand stuffing circuit boards, and computer aided manufacturing reduced the skilled labor required to cut and assemble mechanical parts. Hell, when I started, we made engineering presentations by cutting and pasting graphs and photos to text that the secretary typed for us. Imagine the productivity improvement we experienced just from using Office. But in all my career, the real productivity improvements came when companies found the DL in a product could be substantially reduced if you import a high level subassembly and say put your name label on it and program it for a specific customer.
That's why more and more items are assembled offshore and that's why the engineering will be going there soon. So, I'll wear your kook badge.
We'll see who's right in the long run.