Nobody talks about it because it’s a bipartisan issue, and I mean that in the sense that “the free market” is just as guilty as DEI initiatives. You don’t need to cultivate a capable workforce or strong R&D to prosper anymore. All the money is concentrated in purchasing the rights to orgs that do… or at least seem to because those fucking companies are all caught up in the mindset that deliverables and the bottom line take priority over great design for the sake of design.