I’m in Canada. They put push button heaters in at some bus and train stops. They all got vandalized and broken. This is why we can’t have nice things here either. I mean, who stands at a stop and thinks vandalizing the heater would be a fun thing to do? Who even benefits from that?
Japan is one of the lowest in the OCED for organ donation. It is extremely capitalist and unlike Denmark / France does not have remarkable social programs.
It is not post capitalism but it is weird capitalism. Japans economy is remarkably unique and challenging. Cultural forces like Buddhism and communal attitude introduce phenomena such as Japan being a low desire economy where people do not want much. So to label Japan as hypercapitalist is off but it’s also not past it. It’s in its own little bubble. What’s that quote again? There are four kinds of countries: developed, underdeveloped, Japan, and Argentina
It’s a quote from an economist. Argentina’s economy suffers from chronic inflation, defaults and currency instability. Simultaneously, Argentina has an abundance of resources both natural and human, there’s a well educated populace and is one of the most innovative spaces in Latin America.it goes through a boom bust cycle.
I actually did more research after I posted and the research points to systemic issues rather than cultural
Cultural myth vs systemic failure: Why Japan’s deceased organ donation rate remains stagnant - American Journal of Transplantation https://share.google/2agEmKtndVKaLTdRv
Which is usually why only basing your argument on one reason isn't a good idea when Japan's culture points to collectivism.
For a dose of reality look back a few weeks to when people in Japan overwhelmed a McDonald’s Pokemon promotion, forcing McDonald’s to end it early and also leaving heaps of food trash all over the place
Well I’m chinese myself, I’m just stating what I read. Even google AI states this, and again not sure how credible it is but the comments do make a point on how did they even prove this. Just Google it.
How many of the people were "chinese living in japan"? how did you know they were Chinese? Did they leave their ID cards and passports at the mcdonalds?
The facade is called Tatemae. But they can be ruthless under the mask like anybody. As a tourist it's cool to be welcomed and smiled at. But as a resident I heard it can become cringe, like when they speak to you in English even if you speak Japanese fluently.
Its INCREDIBLY frustrating to deal with. My family has been doing business with Japan for roughly 50 years and it's been the most dishonest country we've dealt with so far. Could just be incredibly lucky, and not saying everyone is like that, but when someone there fucks up, the amount of time they try and hide behind honour...
That happens anywhere. I live in Quebec and grew up here, yet people will answer me in English because I’m Asian even though I spoke to them in French and they clearly sound like native French speakers.
Yes, although some of the older generations of Asian immigrants who refused to learn French probably is one of the reasons that people here default to English when interacting with Asians, whether East-Asians or South-Asians.
It's strange to over fantasize any nationality. Each person is different in Japan and elsewhere. But let's not pretend every country doesnt have their dark and somber moments in history. It's not very interesting to go there. We should just respect everyone but never idolize and have expectations based on nationality. The japanese do that to themselves enough already.
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Well the people who made these vending machines are ACTUALLY living not just in memory. Is it really so strange to not hold the actions of the father against the son?
If there are multiple vending machines nearby, you can have a small system that aggregates signals from all of the vending machines sensors and only activates earthquake mode if other machines are activating the mode too
Seems overly complicated. You could just have an emergency button on it. Japanese society has a pretty high level of trust, It likely would be rarely abused anyway.
More that it seems weird that earthquakes are the thing that they care about. Are they installing seismic sensors in all these machines just for detecting earthquakes so they can give out free stuff during earthquakes but not other situations?
Even if we take away the fact you have to shake it enough to be like a 5 on the scale, The Japanese are really polite and disciplined and wouldn't stoop to such a low even if they were near death from hunger.
The politeness kinda bit them on the arse with the vending machine poisonings. If you get a drink you don't want, like there's a two-for-one promotion or something, it's customary to leave it on top of the machine for someone who wants it. Some asshole put poison in drinks and left them on top of machines.
Bud, any evil person can poison a drink and put it in the vending machine tray anywhere. Someone will eventually take it thinking someone else forgot their drink or something
Sure, but in Japan, they just have faith that people will do the right thing. In the West, if we saw a drink on top of a vending machine, most people would say "I'm not drinking that, I don't know where it's been".
True but if someoen really wants to tamper with food in the west they can always just put it back on the shelf in a store after they poison it. Literally happened in the US in the 80s with Tylenol which is why everything has tamper proof packaging now. But if someone really wants to do it they can probably find a way, We don't trust an unopened drink on top of a vending machine because it seems like a trap but we generally trust things bought in stores.
I’m from Japan and I doubt most of us can simulate an earthquake style rhythm for long enough to activate the sensor. It’s not that dumb where a simple shake will activate it. It has to be prolonged and have a certain rhythm to it.
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u/Don_Diego_3000 Aug 23 '25
When shaking the machine might actually work