> it is an excuse to not focus on the real problem > the housing market and the insane amount of speculation around it Couldn't agree more. > i don't underst

> it is an excuse to not focus on the real problem > the housing market and the insane amount of speculation around it Couldn't agree more. > i don't understand this pseudo fascination for japan Because people who've not lived there usually have entirely the wrong idea about it, and articles like this one with its buzzwords (the first paragraph is almost parody) and lack of context (number one would be the low quality of housing in Japan, it'd be literally criminal if anyone with the power to look into it would), add in a mix of (seemingly) impenetrable language, stereotypes from the 1980s about futuristic technology, and endless animes about robots deepening that, and you end up at "wow, Japan!" Meanwhile, I freeze my arse off every winter and curse the build quality daily.