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Perhaps we just value it less here in North America. I can't speak for Canada or Mexico, but due to so many benefits being tied to full time employment in the
by dfxm12 3y ago
Perhaps we just value it less here in North America.
I can't speak for Canada or Mexico, but due to so many benefits being tied to full time employment in the US and a general lack of any kind of social safety net, you have to already be independently wealthy or willing to be a starving artist to do something like that - invest a lot of time into learning a craft that probably won't payoff for decades (if at all).
All stories of extremely small batch but precisely crafted products seem to come out of Japan.
In general, I do think the west fetishizes this aspect of Japan's culture and thus overreports it. That said, many people around the world still do this. I suggest not relying on stories so much to understand the world around you.
- Tiktaalik 3y ago> due to so many benefits being tied to full time employment in the US and a general lack of any kind of social safety net, you have to already be independently wealthy or willing to be a starving artist to do something like that Something that is kind of wild about the USA is that for as much as the culture seems to value entrepeneurship, the political and economic system is designed to stifle it and discourage people from starting businesses.
- dfxm12 3y agoIt's just dishonesty from politicians. You'll see legislation passed under the guise helping "family farms", but in reality, these subsidies help big ag and hurt the smaller operations: https://www.johnlocke.org/farming-subsidies-disproportionately-hurt-small-farms https://www.johnlocke.org/farming-subsidies-disproportionate... I'm sure it's similar across sectors. Tech startups are what they are thanks to private venture capital.