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> Japan/Korea are best case scenario. Not only very dense, but people believe in tech as a way forward economically. This is a common misconception. When it co
by w1ntermute 13y ago
> Japan/Korea are best case scenario. Not only very dense, but people believe in tech as a way forward economically.
This is a common misconception. When it comes to actually using technology, the Japanese are at least a decade behind the West, thanks to their aging, collectivist, and risk-averse society. Fax machines continue to be widely used[0].
The primary difference is that in Japan, the government nationalized the last mile, resulting in a ton of competition. You can pick between a dozen ISPs in Tokyo.
0: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/world/asia/in-japan-the-fax-machine-is-anything-but-a-relic.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/world/asia/in-japan-the-fa...