>Be Germany
>Have literally one of the best vocational training systems in the world
>Dual education: work in a company AND go to school, get paid while learning
>Perfect system that other countries try to copy
>Decide that's not good enough
>Tell every kid they need to go to university
>Push university attendance numbers like it's a competition
>Successfully destroy the prestige of apprenticeships
>Now you have record university enrollment
>And a massive skilled worker shortage at the same time
>Boomers retiring in huge numbers
>Nobody left to actually do the real jobs
>"Don't worry, robotics will save us"
>Robot demos look cool but reality isn't there yet
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