>>126974126The greatest tragedy of Detroit is how its culture deteriorated.
100 years ago the city was dubbed the "Paris of America" because of its beauty. In the 1930s, FDR's administration commissioned artists to paint beautiful murals all over the city which glorified autoworkers by showcasing them as heroes (picrel).
Now Detroit's culture is nothing but ugliness, and because of this its residents have lost any shred of optimism or solidarity. It doesn't matter if you bring the manufacturing jobs back. As long as Detroit remains a bastion of ugly culture it will never recover.