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Thats what adopting full grown adults as sons is for.
by NikolaeVarius 6y ago
Thats what adopting full grown adults as sons is for.
- Axsuul 6y agoYellowstone (TV show) reference? :)
- NikolaeVarius 6y agoNo thats what they literally do https://freakonomics.com/2011/08/09/the-church-of-scionology-why-adult-adoption-is-key-to-the-success-of-japanese-family-firms/#:~:text=The%20current%20Japanese%20business%20landscape,rather%20than%20his%20biological%20son https://freakonomics.com/2011/08/09/the-church-of-scionology....
- ch4s3 6y agoNo, that’s just a literal description of how these old Japanese businesses pass themselves along for centuries.
- geogra4 6y agoOddly enough that's also how roman emperors handled dynastic succession[0]. In a world with 40% child mortality, it was more of a sure thing than gambling on having a biological heir. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoption_in_ancient_Rome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoption_in_ancient_Rome
- ch4s3 6y agoYeah the “good emperors” did that, but just as often there were coups by the praetorian guard or some general marched down from Gaul.
- err4nt 6y agoUsually we try keep family and business apart (nepotism is seen as evil), but the way businesses run so often exploits or abuses humans and families. With this mindset of adopting future business owners into your real family, it's putting family above business even in business. I wonder how the results pan out, maybe there's wisdom in here we're largely missing by the way we approach things.
- OJFord 6y agoIt's a common practice in Japan.
- johannes1234321 6y agoEspecially for Japan this is the correct answer. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/japanese-adoption-rates-majority-adult-men-a7524301.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/japanese-adoption-r...