[oculusthrift]

I think this is a brilliant solution for them because of the way their country is setup. (Strong culture with extremely homogeneous population and low birth rate) I really do think a lot of what makes japan special would go away with too much immigration. That being said, America is the opposite and automation would hurt us and so would restricting immigration.

[matt4077]

What makes Japan special is a 20-year stagflation of a society rapidly ageing, with absolutely no attempts to empower the few young people remaining.

[Moshe_Silnorin]

Why would automation hurt us?

[linksnapzz]

Heck, how does restricting immigration hurt us?

[oculusthrift]

a massive part of our population do no-brain jobs that could easily be automated. do you want 30 percent unemployment?

[zanny]

Yes? The fruitful gains of production don't go anywhere in that scenario. Fire the redundant, replace them with robots, give them a UBI, a library, and a public education that drives them towards passions rather than towards being a good factory drone.

[oculusthrift]

if you really think that's going to happen in the same country where people violently oppose even providing health care to people... i got a new altcoin for you to buy