Oh, what is this, Papist Distributism? scoff

Consolidating resources and employing the division of labour with factory methods grants economies of scale that are far more efficient. Not to mention, it's easier to train people for jobs than it is to create a nation of artisans.

I mean, if you really want to do it your way... it's hard. How are you gonna find people with the time and willingness to learn, who can also be financially supported in their career training? I would argue that a co-op actually could be a vehicle to accomplish that to a degree, though it would probably have to be a small one. You could identify talent within the organization and redirect surplus value to cultivating that talent. I think you'd have to be very selective with your hiring process in the first place though, too many co-ops are filled with hippy bums who aren't concerned with re-investing dividends or any goal beyond a paycheck. But as downward economic pressure continues to be applied to the whole of society, a lot of people will be at risk of being pushed into a lower class and may find the idea of a co-op more appealing than before.