Late stage capitalism dictates that manufacturing has to give way to ephemeral stuff that's seen as a lower investment risk. Great read on the mechanics of the whole thing incidentally https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/08/the-value-of-nothing-capital-versus-growth/
Have they tried NOT giving up on manufacturing?
Late stage capitalism dictates that manufacturing has to give way to ephemeral stuff that's seen as a lower investment risk. Great read on the mechanics of the whole thing incidentally https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/08/the-value-of-nothing-capital-versus-growth/