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I am under the impression that IT industry is far less active in Japan than US and China. While more old people may demand more automation, more old people also
by netheril96 9y ago
I am under the impression that IT industry is far less active in Japan than US and China. While more old people may demand more automation, more old people also breed more conservatism, hampering the adoption and development of new technology.
- zanny 9y agoThis is something I never heard of thought of in the context of aging populations but it sounds true. It builds a self perpetuating cycle - if the population pyramid leans older, it leans more conservative, which drives an agenda that limits volatility and thus innovation, which can stagnate an economy that can constrict reproduction if there isn't enough prosperity to justify having children.
- jfoster 9y agoSoftbank bought Boston Dynamics from Google recently under a $93 billion fund they have. Japan certainly has a domestic tech industry, but perhaps not much of an international one.
- marak830 9y ago(first off yes this is just one data point, second I'm an Aussie married to a Japanese woman living in Japan for around 5 years now), I am amazed at how much my wife's grandparents use and embrace technology. They have smartphones and recently we have been looking into a few different robot assistants(grandpa is on permanent oxygen tanks and grandma recently broke her hip, so movement is becoming restricted). Of course this isn't all seniors here, but I do see a lot more tech used casually among an older crowd that I saw in Australia. (They are both 93 btw).