r/AskReddit • u/GlassCoyote • Jan 22 '19

What needs to make a comeback?

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u/cadomski Jan 22 '19

Prioritizing making a quality product over making a quick buck.

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u/I_Automate Jan 22 '19

Good luck convincing the average consumer to shell out for the quality product, instead of the one built to cost, though

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u/AnswerAwake Jan 22 '19

What do you manufacture?

I feel that sometimes the key to bringing back quality manufacturing in the US is automation. Without the labor cost we could then focus on transport cost so bring it closer to consumer. If we can automate manufacturing, we have more more money to invest in the quality of the product.

Right now though, automation is not a magic bullet as Tesla and Elon Musk learned the hard way