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Think one of the key advantages Japanese (and other East Asian) companies have over the US/EU counterparts is that they have very strong national sentiments. Yo
by hhkb 6y ago
Think one of the key advantages Japanese (and other East Asian) companies have over the US/EU counterparts is that they have very strong national sentiments. You saw this with Nissan debacle. Same with a couple of Korean companies. All the more reasons to believe that the Chinese market is simply a mirage for Western companies.
- wassenaar10 6y agoPerhaps westerners could learn a thing or two from this attitude.
- sidlls 6y agoWe definitely should learn it: and treat those with adversarial intent (China) as the enemy they are.
- yhoneycomb 6y agoWhat makes you think China has adversarial intent? Or are you just feeling insecure at the fact that white people may no longer be at the top?
- theandrewbailey 6y ago1. China does not share liberal values. They have been genociding Uighurs for many years. 2. China is bent on expanding territory. It has border disputes with nearly all of its neighbors. https://asianews.press/2020/06/30/china-has-border-dispute-ls-with-18-countries-heres-the-list/ https://asianews.press/2020/06/30/china-has-border-dispute-l... 3. China has threatened military action against western allies, like Taiwan. 4. China has repeatedly violated promises that its made, like the Hong Kong handover. 5. China steals sensitive technology and manufacturing plans from foreign companies. It has mandated that foreign companies establish joint ventures with Chinese companies to do business in China, with unrestricted access to all internal company documents and systems of the foreign company.
- sidlls 6y agoThe other comment in response covers it, mostly. To your second question: the first thing that comes to mind about China is “did it happen in modern China or Nazi Germany?”, not “oh noes whites are not in charge there!”
- mywittyname 6y agoAmerican companies used to have this attitude. I have always wondered what changed.
- Shlobster200107 6y agoErosion of traditional values through marxism, feminism etc. Japan is still holding but not for long.
- bantunes 6y agoAre you serious?
- danbolt 6y agoPerhaps you could elaborate a bit? I’m not sure I follow how Marxism and Feminism eroded values to change Western business practices.
- earthscienceman 6y agoWhat? Are you suggesting that a lack of fealty to corporations is a result of the rise of feminism and marxism? Could you give more detail on these connections?
- kaybe 6y agoIsn't it more a lack of fealty from corporations?
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 6y agoFor the people lost about the connection: Fascists value: - corporatism - nationalism - "traditional values" - masculinity / machismo This guy is arguing that we've been straying from these (his) ideals, and corporations that don't stay domestic are part of a larger narrative of cultural decline.
- pqhwan 6y agoIt became unnecessary for survival.
- bitwize 6y agoEh, maybe in the past but not so much today. Sony is being effectively run from California, which means that their standards for appropriate game content are being decided according to San Francisco, and not Tokyo, values. The PS5 is doing worse than any previous Sony console in the Japanese market as a result.
- rossmohax 6y agoThe PS5 reached the highest launch month sales in US history
- bitwize 6y agoI meant to say that the PS5 was doing more poorly in Japan than any previous Sony console, and have edited my comment to reflect this.
- esperent 6y agoThat might have more to do with the state of the Japanese economy this year than the location of Sony headquarters.
- dynamite-ready 6y agoIt's actually been a long standing trend since the start of the PS3/Xbox360 generation. Iirc Sega had to merge with Sammy to weather the storm. Especially after losing so much money in the previous generation on the Dreamcast. In that period, the Japanese videogame market shrunk a great deal, and many Japanese developers either went out of business, merged, or courted western publishers. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/222192/Japans_console_game_market_is_shrinking_fast__report.php https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/222192/Japans_console_ga... So I wouldn't have thought a Microsoft takeover attempt would have truly been laughed out the room at that time. But Nintendo are a very unique company. Much like Ferrari in Italy. Very few brands in the world like it. They would have found willing backers that cherished their independence.
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- dynamite-ready 6y agoIs that necessarily a good thing though? Sure you'd want to co-opt a national identity, when it's suitable. But imagine if all the Silicon Valley era companies doubled down on their national identity at any point in their history...
- hhkb 6y agoI certainly don’t believe it’s good or bad. It’s more of a cultural phenomenon. US is also a cultural melting pot and they benefit a great deal from being open commercially as well.
- AnHonestComment 6y agoCould you elaborate? I’m curious what you believe would have happened if Silicon Valley companies doubled down on a US identity.