@nerthos @zonk @sun They're trying to pull China: Brave New World Edition and the people that aren't directly benefiting from labor being devalued to a fraction of what it was 30-40 years ago are refusing to adapt, even to the point of checking out of society entirely. Replacing "legacy Americans" with the poor and desperate from all over the world is key to their plans. Yes, we should do what you say, but that's not what it's about. It's about snuffing out the American dream and creating a society of alienated, paranoid, exhausted, and overworked consumers that rely on overtime to keep the lights on and take whatever's left over after the bills and fill the void with slop subscriptions and cheap dopamine hits.