• Hazzia@infosec.pub
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        4 months ago

        Great idea Japan. Artificially trying to fuel consumption of a product you KNOW is controversial and unpopular instead of just… stopping

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            Americans own piles of guns. Russians drink themselves into the ground. Rich people the world over pay for ‘exotic’ hunting trips to shoot endangered animals. All of these things are bad.

            The Japanese aren’t the only ones clinging to outdated traditions despite controversy.

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              It’s not just the controversy though. Hardly anybody actually eats it, and it’s apparently not very well liked by those that do. For your listed examples they have very fervent supporters who strongly resist any changes, whereas here I can’t see any reason why they don’t just stop