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Despite how forward thinking they are in terms of tech and public infrastructure, many aspects of their culture are decidedly stubborn and very difficult to dis
by retrochameleon 2y ago
Despite how forward thinking they are in terms of tech and public infrastructure, many aspects of their culture are decidedly stubborn and very difficult to dislodge. I think you can heavily blame the massive age disparity in Japan; way too many very old people are still in power and still voting. They live too long. Meanwhile, younger generations are outnumbered, and a big part of the culture is to not go against the grain and demand things change.
- Bimos 2y ago> very old people are still in power
- falsaberN1 2y agoDoesn't sound like something exclusive to Japan. Sounds like you are describing my country and it's nowhere near Asia.
- retrochameleon 2y agoCompare an age distribution chart from your country to Japan's and tell me it still seems the same. Yes, old people are in power in other places too. I live in America. Japan is an extreme case, and the low porportion of younger voters excacerbates the disparity.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoIt appears life expectancy gains are a curse in the aggregate due to rigid human mental models and an inability to prioritize the future over the present. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_principle
- shiroiushi 2y ago>way too many very old people are still in power Kishida is much younger than either Biden or Trump.
- basementcat 2y agoKishida is about 7 years older than Harris.
- shiroiushi 2y agoHarris is the VP, not the President (yet). For the past 8 years, the US has had presidents in their 70s and 80s. There's a good chance Trump will win this year's election too, and he's almost 80 now.