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> everyone is important and valued This statement is in seeming conflict well documented hierarchical nature of Japanese society.
by Aperocky 4y ago
> everyone is important and valued
This statement is in seeming conflict well documented hierarchical nature of Japanese society.
- ethbr0 4y agoMy understand is it's more complicated than that: while inequitable, there's also a corresponding expectation of duty to those below one. E.g. jobs for life
- redwall_hp 4y agoThat's a very western lens still. Hierarchy doesn't mean you view those under you with contempt. The entire concept of a team, on a micro scale, is that it has a leader who is invested in the group's success and people who choose to follow them because they think the leader respects them and can provide the necessary coordination. Toxic individualism doesn't get things done, nor does it encourage excellence. A hierarchy with mutual respect does, though it must be fair and tempered with reasonable mobility.
- ethbr0 4y agoI think this was the needle Kant was trying to thread with the categorical imperative. Hierarchies are efficient and necessary, but ethically dubious and subject to abuse. Ergo, a hierarchy where everyone acts as though their position in it may be randomly swapped at any time is the optimal configuration.