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This seems like a decent force multiplier, though I have to wonder how efficient the results are compared to just having a small crew of workers with a boom lif

This seems like a decent force multiplier, though I have to wonder how efficient the results are compared to just having a small crew of workers with a boom lift and a good toolbox. There are also the attention-splitting issues you can't cover with just one person in a cab, like marking off areas and directing traffic/pedestrians.

jalk 2y ago
I guess they will have to put old people at the controls, to overcome "the worker shortage in aging Japan"
Tade0 2y ago
Their problem appears to be that they don't have that small crew to work with. Median age in Japan is already 48+ and creeping up.
- SoftTalker 2y ago
  Sounds like they need immigrants.
  - pixl97 2y ago
    That would work for a bit, but at current trends that won't last long worldwide either.
    - standardUser 2y ago
      84% of the global population are in low and middle income countries, and the vast majority of those people could have a significantly higher quality of living in a place like Japan if they were given the neccesary political protections. 6 billion people is not infinity people, and not all of those people are willing or able to move to a place like Japan to try their luck. But the idea that immigration is anywhere close to an end is preposterous.
      - scotty79 2y ago
        But the immigration seems to have triggered resurgence of fascism and populism worldwide. So while economically sustainable in theory it might be unsustainable for cultural reasons.
        falcor84 2y ago
        Culture can change. It's not an easy fight, but I would bet on economics beating culture in the long term.
        0dayz 2y ago
        This is mainly due to blind trust in ideals instead of hard facts when it comes to immigration. European countries who took in a lot of Mena people have issues because they believe naively in a form of laissez faire.
      - pixl97 2y ago
        Populations growth rates have fallen very fast around the world sometimes with in the span of one or two generations. The global fertility rate has fallen to 2.3. Sub Saharan Africa is one of the few places left with what we would consider large growth rates. Increased standards of living in these places we typically imported people from can quickly cut off this flow and put western nations at risk, whereas we thought this flow was unlimited. Add to this the cost of living in western countries has spiraled out of control recently, the idea that "Just move to X, things will be better" is fading from what it used to be.
      - 123yawaworht456 2y ago
        and will Japan remain Japan once their population gets replaced with a vibrant stew of MENA immigrants, friend?
        standardUser 2y ago
        Has anywhere remained anywhere after a couple hundred years of colonization, conquest and migration? This weird idea that populations are, or should be, eternal and unchanging is pure fantasy.
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jalk 2y ago

I guess they will have to put old people at the controls, to overcome "the worker shortage in aging Japan"

Tade0 2y ago

Their problem appears to be that they don't have that small crew to work with. Median age in Japan is already 48+ and creeping up.

SoftTalker 2y ago
Sounds like they need immigrants.
- pixl97 2y ago
  That would work for a bit, but at current trends that won't last long worldwide either.
  - standardUser 2y ago
    84% of the global population are in low and middle income countries, and the vast majority of those people could have a significantly higher quality of living in a place like Japan if they were given the neccesary political protections. 6 billion people is not infinity people, and not all of those people are willing or able to move to a place like Japan to try their luck. But the idea that immigration is anywhere close to an end is preposterous.
    - scotty79 2y ago
      But the immigration seems to have triggered resurgence of fascism and populism worldwide. So while economically sustainable in theory it might be unsustainable for cultural reasons.
      - falcor84 2y ago
        Culture can change. It's not an easy fight, but I would bet on economics beating culture in the long term.
      - 0dayz 2y ago
        This is mainly due to blind trust in ideals instead of hard facts when it comes to immigration. European countries who took in a lot of Mena people have issues because they believe naively in a form of laissez faire.
    - pixl97 2y ago
      Populations growth rates have fallen very fast around the world sometimes with in the span of one or two generations. The global fertility rate has fallen to 2.3. Sub Saharan Africa is one of the few places left with what we would consider large growth rates. Increased standards of living in these places we typically imported people from can quickly cut off this flow and put western nations at risk, whereas we thought this flow was unlimited. Add to this the cost of living in western countries has spiraled out of control recently, the idea that "Just move to X, things will be better" is fading from what it used to be.
    - 123yawaworht456 2y ago
      and will Japan remain Japan once their population gets replaced with a vibrant stew of MENA immigrants, friend?
      - standardUser 2y ago
        Has anywhere remained anywhere after a couple hundred years of colonization, conquest and migration? This weird idea that populations are, or should be, eternal and unchanging is pure fantasy.

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