Specialise and trade

Their wordsand part of it is just power, I think. Like, once there's a sufficiently large power imbalance, um, very often, not always, but very often groups of people seem to to sort of shift into this other mode where they just seek to dominate.

Their wordsThe leadership is targeting a high level of manufacturing output, rejecting the notion of comparative advantage.

Their wordsThey are not useful in industrial environments where, if a humanoid robot can do it, an industrial machine which is specialized in the task can do it even better.

Their wordsI think what's going to happen is that the way competition like competition loves specialization and you see it in the market, you see it in evolution as well. So you're going to have lots of different niches and you're going to have lots of different companies who are occupying different niches

Their wordsIn an environment of change, it’s better to be the hardy dandelion rather than the hothouse orchid.

Their wordsBut as a general rule, uh compared to 5 or 10 years ago, I I would believe we have fewer specialists and more people who are generalists or adaptable in multiple directions.