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have you got any sources for those claims? I’d be interested in learning more!

• deleted 3y ago
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• patrec 3y ago
  Productivity: https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?QueryId=107229 https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?QueryId=107229 Human Capital (let's take Pisa scores as a proxy): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_St... GDP growth, JPN vs US https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/national-gdp-constant-usd-wb?tab=chart&time=1980..latest&country=JPN~USA https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/national-gdp-constant-usd... (Worth pointing out that the US population has grown by ~1/3 whilst Japan has remained about constant, so per capita the effect is not as pronounced)
  • patrec 3y ago
    P.S. Movies: Great example: https://youtu.be/Km6bFBSVty4?t=74 https://youtu.be/Km6bFBSVty4?t=74 https://www.pastposters.com/details.php?prodId=4514 https://www.pastposters.com/details.php?prodId=4514 https://filmandfurniture.com/2014/09/blade-runner-design-whiskey-glasses/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2014/09/blade-runner-design-whi... Books: Neuromancer etc. Good compilation: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JapanTakesOverTheWorld https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JapanTakesOverTh...
    • genezeta 3y ago
      I'm not sure why the reference, but you probably mean Neuromancer.
      • patrec 3y ago
        Indeed, fixed.