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		henning on Sept 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Will young Americans want to work in semiconductor... Yes. The same applies to infosec, COBOL, and other niches where jerbs allegedly can't be filled: pay more money to attract better and more people.

kevin_thibedeau on Sept 2, 2022 [–]

Software jobs don't have manufacturing overhead. You can't compare them to other technical fields.

BobbyJo on Sept 2, 2022 | [–]

You can in terms of labor supply and demand, just not in terms of capital intensity.

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