Could they hurt the corporations more? Sure. But it’s pragmatic, really. If they’re getting what they want, no need to make it a bigger, more expensive thing than it needs to be.
Most of the developed world has this problem, in fact. The only places where it is less evident are those where they receive enough immigration from developing countries.
Once the “developing world” eventually joins the “developed world” and begins to suffer the same declining birth issue, we are going to have to rethink our model of economics to accommodate for a shrinking global population of workers. The good news is that AI and automation might solve that problem for us, but we will have to see who can actually integrate these solutions responsibly, without consolidating all of the financial resources towards wealthy oligarchs who own the technology.
…Yes? They are still one of Japan’s biggest publishers.
Like a Dragon (Yakuza), Persona, Total War, and yes, even Sonic somehow, sell pretty well. And they publish a lot more than that, misses and hits alike.
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Not only is mutual aid human nature, it fucking rules ( lemmy.world )
UAW will not expand strikes at Detroit automakers after last-minute GM proposal ( www.cnbc.com )
Biden administration names 10 prescription drugs for first-ever Medicare price negotiations ( abcnews.go.com )
207 Hours Overtime: Japanese Man in Kobe Worked to Death ( unseen-japan.com )
A medical resident worked 207 hours of overtime in a month. His case highlights Japan's continuing problem with karoshi - death by overwork.
Sega of America workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize ( www.engadget.com )
They say AEGIS-CWA is the 'largest multi-department union of organized workers in the entire gaming industry
What brand of tools is everyone here using? ( lemmy.world )