The reality is German industry was doing very well for workers post WWII and up until 2000s, German built meant something. But from 2000s, German industry outsourced and sold off the “German quality” brand. They high paying trades jobs dried up, 8 week vacations dried up while industry globalized and enshittified everything. They spread all over Europe with the EU, which was designed to bolster the problem of the high German mark. But by 2025, China is making everything cheaper and better and German products are just overpriced.
The reality is German industry was doing very well for workers post WWII and up until 2000s, German built meant something. But from 2000s, German industry outsourced and sold off the “German quality” brand. They high paying trades jobs dried up, 8 week vacations dried up while industry globalized and enshittified everything. They spread all over Europe with the EU, which was designed to bolster the problem of the high German mark. But by 2025, China is making everything cheaper and better and German products are just overpriced.
The reality is that German industry was built on Russian energy and resources.