David Friedberg on

manufacturing

4 quotes · May 2020 – Apr 2026

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  1. Friedberg says continuous moon mining and manufacturing would cost a fraction of Earth operations.

    “So we could run continuous mining, continuous manufacturing processes on the moon at a fraction of the cost of what it would take to do it here on Earth.”

    0:59 · All-In Podcast · 5 Apr 2026 · permalink
  2. Friedberg argues replacing China's 112 million factory workers is practically impossible given purpose-built infrastructure.

    “There's about a 112,000,000 people in China that work in factories. Factories in China are purpose built. So they're built to make a thing.”

    59:25 · All-In Podcast · 21 May 2020 · permalink
  3. Friedberg argues China's 112 million factory workers and purpose-built facilities make replacement extremely difficult.

    “There's about a 112,000,000 people in China that work in factories. Factories in China are purpose built. So they're built to make a thing. And then they got to get retooled.”

    59:25 · All-In Podcast · 21 May 2020 · permalink
  4. Friedberg says 112 million Chinese factory workers and purpose-built facilities make China hard to replace for U.S. production.

    “Factories in China are purpose built. So they're built to make a thing, and then they gotta get retooled if you wanna make another thing.”

    59:30 · listen · All-In Podcast · 21 May 2020 · permalink

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