Japan used to be known as the one nation in the world where old people were fans of bran new tech.
However, today it would seem that's because that generation lived through the great changes Japan experienced. Extremely quickly going from a pre-industrial civilization, to a post-industrial one.
And so despite Japan's great traditionally intense conservatism, they were fans of technological innovation.
With that generation fading away, it seems Japan is returning to being hyper conservative in every way. And falling behind technologically.
The story of Shuji Nakamura, inventor of the blue LED, is interesting. The company founder supported his experimentation, but the next generation, the son of the founder, wanted to Shuji Nakamura to stop.
However, today it would seem that's because that generation lived through the great changes Japan experienced. Extremely quickly going from a pre-industrial civilization, to a post-industrial one.
And so despite Japan's great traditionally intense conservatism, they were fans of technological innovation.
With that generation fading away, it seems Japan is returning to being hyper conservative in every way. And falling behind technologically.
The story of Shuji Nakamura, inventor of the blue LED, is interesting. The company founder supported his experimentation, but the next generation, the son of the founder, wanted to Shuji Nakamura to stop.
Faith in innovation vs pessimism.