On: A mechanic offered a reason why no one wants to work in the industry

[stavros]

It was a good view into what exactly the car companies are doing, but essentially it was "we're getting underpaid" with extra steps.

The car companies have basically set up a monopsony with cartels, squeezed the mechanics out, and are now complaining that they squeezed them out too much.

[mcphage → stavros]

> but essentially it was "we're getting underpaid" with extra steps

Oh, yeah, it's definitely them getting underpaid—but in a way that I wasn't expecting and was surprised to learn about.

[Schiendelman → stavros]

I think part of this may be that some of the market is buying EVs now. The amount of car repair necessary per person is decreasing overtime.