source A rational market participant recognizes that when the market cannot be participated in rationally, the rational move is to exit the market. I solemnly swore to never work in a cubicle ever again in 2007 and so far? So good. But then, I'm one of the lucky ones. I think that the current workforce is self-selecting for people who either don't mind what a raw deal it is or don't have the resources or opportunities to leave; if you're spending 50 hours a week shuttling chinese crap for Amazon so that you can afford Happy Meals after daycare you've got every reason in the world to lodge a few protest votes. I mean, your world is ((((((((((((((((((thisbig.)))))))))))))))))))yeah, 3rd party fabs and 3rd party warehousing is terrifying and i would be very interested in how the % of work allocated to those places away from in-house “1st party” had changed since the 80s.
that graph is also why i am going to move to mazama or twisp once i can afford a cabin up there.