[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  steve hsu [@hsu_steve](/creator/twitter/hsu_steve) on x 36.6K followers Created: 2025-07-10 11:41:52 UTC Commentary from a US mechanical / mfg engineer. See also Manifold episode with @PatrickMcGee_ on his book Apple in China. The Chinese have an amazing level of skill when it comes to manufacturing. ... Unfortunately, in the US, there just isn't enough technical skill to produce the things that these companies want. ... I think there's a very glaring issue that many people don't talk about, and that is, of course, pay. Being a manufacturer in the US is really only worth it if you are the head honcho. If you're the boss, if you're a worker, you're not getting paid much to become what is known or what I like to call the modern-day artisan of our time. ... We don't have to look far to see the capabilities of the Chinese. They produce some of the things that you use every day. For example, Apple products. Apple products are made in China. The iPhone that we all think is absolutely beautiful and whatnot that is made in China. You can call Apple whatever you want, but you can't say that their products are ugly. They are absolutely beautiful. And it just showcases the level of manufacturing that the Chinese are capable of. Now, they are able to produce these things at a much cheaper rate compared to the US. And that kind of brings me to my second point, and that of course is skill. ...  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [china](/topic/china) [Post Link](https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1943274469331493085)
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steve hsu @hsu_steve on x 36.6K followers
Created: 2025-07-10 11:41:52 UTC
Commentary from a US mechanical / mfg engineer. See also Manifold episode with @PatrickMcGee_ on his book Apple in China.
The Chinese have an amazing level of skill when it comes to manufacturing. ... Unfortunately, in the US, there just isn't enough technical skill to produce the things that these companies want.
... I think there's a very glaring issue that many people don't talk about, and that is, of course, pay. Being a manufacturer in the US is really only worth it if you are the head honcho. If you're the boss, if you're a worker, you're not getting paid much to become what is known or what I like to call the modern-day artisan of our time.
... We don't have to look far to see the capabilities of the Chinese. They produce some of the things that you use every day. For example, Apple products. Apple products are made in China. The iPhone that we all think is absolutely beautiful and whatnot that is made in China. You can call Apple whatever you want, but you can't say that their products are ugly. They are absolutely beautiful. And it just showcases the level of manufacturing that the Chinese are capable of. Now, they are able to produce these things at a much cheaper rate compared to the US. And that kind of brings me to my second point, and that of course is skill. ...
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