Steve Bildermann wrote:.Technology as Fashion wrote:... in Japan. Nowhere else in the world are the fashion values of a product as important.
As many have observed...
In Japan, most people--especially the young-- have little hope of buying a home. And, owning a car is often just silly. The only thing Japanese can spend money on is fashion. Therefore, the fashion values of a product fills the void in their lives as much as national alcholism does.
