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Is it a feature of the culture, or a pragmatic concession to economic stagnation and aging infrastructure?

Ok I'm being a smartass. I actually love Japan and think they're superior in the majority of ways.

A good question. Very generally speaking; Japan’s culture is one of preservation and conservatism. If it ain’t broken don’t fix it. The states has a culture of everything can be reinvented , continual rebirth, freedom to do anything.

Here’s a little drawing of how I see it - Japan’s innovation happens huge and abrupt step changes, but then doesn’t change for possibly decades until they are forced to change again. US on the other hand has a lot tendency to be less discrete and almost continuous with its change so it’s never not changing.

my weeb side wants...
- onsen culture
- vending machines with good beverage choices and diff temperatures
- combinis in general
- cute and affordable micro apartments like this youtube channel i'm currently obsessed with

my weeb side wants...
- onsen culture
- vending machines with good beverage choices and diff temperatures
- combinis in general
- cute and affordable micro apartments like this youtube channel i'm currently obsessed with

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jGo6JOpaFM

neuroscience phd, DeSci advocate, interfaith chaplain. co-host of the /okbanger show and vibe imagineer for /christin. https://seemore.tv/christin

fine i'll add secondaries

- onsen - welp we kinda have that in some places but they are either expensive or remote...
- vending machines - too much crime for this to be sustainable
- combinis - US labor and real estate costs can't support this the way Japan can
- micro apartments - nimbyism :S

I want onsen too and combinis. I miss them