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You are making the same error that the lern_too_spel was pointing out. Japan is not anime and otaku -- that is just the part of the culture that has been export
by obstinate 12y ago
You are making the same error that the lern_too_spel was pointing out. Japan is not anime and otaku -- that is just the part of the culture that has been exported successfully. The typical Japanese person hasn't exchanged normal human interaction in favor of simulacra.
- frozenport 12y ago>>The typical Japanese person hasn't exchanged normal human interaction in favor of simulacra. I don't know, but we have statistics to answer this question, which is precisely what we are talking about. Did you know that 50% of Japanese couples have not had sex in the past month? [1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8945585 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8945585
- obstinate 12y agoThis may be a case of Poe's law. If it is, pardon my funny bone. But if you aren't joking, may I humbly submit to your consideration that, "did not have sex," and "did give up normal human interaction in favor of simulacra" are two different things. Statistics about solely about one of these things cannot be used to derive meaningful conclusions about the other.
- pyre 12y agoSo... you've created speculation based on a statistic, and used said statistic to "prove" your speculation is correct.
- ramblerman 12y agoActually if you bother to read the article instead of playing circular logic games in the thread you'd notice: "To examine Japanese attitudes toward sex, the Japan Family Planning Association interviewed 3,000 subjects, both male and female, about their sex lives." There is no mention of couples. It interviewed 3000 subjects who may or may not be in a relationship. The title is inaccurate.