I definitely agree. Just look at Detroit. Many made a good living And relied on the car industry. The outsourcing and the greed to constantly lower the costs in the end has lead to cars with less soul
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I definitely agree. Just look at Detroit. Many made a good living And relied on the car industry. The outsourcing and the greed to constantly lower the costs in the end has lead to cars with less soul
I followed this line of reasoning, paying workers less, outsourcing, robots and who will buy the these products when no one is working or is working but can't afford to buy anything.
That is a very interesting and true way of looking at it. Henry Ford indeed was a very wise man
I think he was practical, he had a lot of common sense, sell stuff your employees can afford to buy! He was a genius at breaking processes down into simple steps. I try and copy his idea with my paintings.
another great quote: Dear Quote Investigator: An article on the Economist website recently told an extraordinary anecdote about automation. The rivals in the tale were two titans in the world of automobile manufacturing who took a tour of a newly built and highly-automated factory. The forceful executive, Henry Ford II, and the leader of the automobile workers union, Walter Reuther, both saw many examples of advanced machinery operating at the plant. The words they exchanged brilliantly encapsulated the paradox of automation:
Some say this conversation happened with someone other than Henry Ford but I still love it.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/tag/henry-ford-ii/