You missed the part where they do it for a fraction of the salary.
I suggest there's a kind of 'cultural imperative' in Korea that is so different from the US that it doesn't even begin to factor into our equations.
My Korean grad school colleagues went to intern at Samsung for serf pay, the only way that could work is if there was some kind of culturally implied merit.
The US also needs a 'different kind of ethos' to compete in semiconductor, Cali Surfer Vibes won't cut it, neither will NY banker vibes, neither will SF Social Media AI Allbirds vibes, nor Cambridge High Intellectual Healthcare Conference vibes, nor Texas Energy Industry or DC Government Consultant etc..
And that will be impossible without a fair number of migrants who will be mostly Asian - so where is this going to happen?
Maybe they need a 'New South Valley' about 50Km south of San Jose, a cross between Orange County, Silicon Valley, Cambridge, and Seoul aka Cali, but slightly more formally regimented, a bit like the actual old-school Silicon Valley which was at the time, away from the buzz, a bit of a sleepy burb where people focused on hard stuff and economics mattered.
> The US also needs a 'different kind of ethos' to compete in semiconductor, Cali Surfer Vibes won't cut it, neither will NY banker vibes, neither will SF Social Media AI Allbirds vibes, nor Cambridge High Intellectual Healthcare Conference vibes, nor Texas Energy Industry or DC Government Consultant etc..
If someone like Netflix/HBO did a proper documentary with Samsung about their LSI fab in Texas, HR would have more applicants than they would know what to do with. This 'ethos' can be created. I saw what it could be like when I worked there. I really believe seeing the whole thing in action is the primary selling point. The draconian security makes sense once you walk that catwalk and witness with your own 2 eyeballs what is at stake. Capturing this sensation for the masses is the challenge.
They don't pay enough is the point. Really smart and competent people don't work for 1/2 wages unless they are caught up in some kind of system like in Korea where it's a culturally backed norm and frankly they can't really escape.
Americans will not work for fractional pay unless it's a kind of a 'wartime' / 'emergency' situation.
I suggest there's a kind of 'cultural imperative' in Korea that is so different from the US that it doesn't even begin to factor into our equations.
My Korean grad school colleagues went to intern at Samsung for serf pay, the only way that could work is if there was some kind of culturally implied merit.
The US also needs a 'different kind of ethos' to compete in semiconductor, Cali Surfer Vibes won't cut it, neither will NY banker vibes, neither will SF Social Media AI Allbirds vibes, nor Cambridge High Intellectual Healthcare Conference vibes, nor Texas Energy Industry or DC Government Consultant etc..
And that will be impossible without a fair number of migrants who will be mostly Asian - so where is this going to happen?
Maybe they need a 'New South Valley' about 50Km south of San Jose, a cross between Orange County, Silicon Valley, Cambridge, and Seoul aka Cali, but slightly more formally regimented, a bit like the actual old-school Silicon Valley which was at the time, away from the buzz, a bit of a sleepy burb where people focused on hard stuff and economics mattered.