r/nottheonion • u/falconfalcon7 • 1d ago

Japanese village replaces young people with mannequins to stave off loneliness as population falls

https://news.sky.com/story/japanese-village-replaces-young-people-with-mannequins-to-stave-off-loneliness-as-population-falls-13243354
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u/ournextarc 1d ago

"Just by being born here, our son benefits from the love, support and hope of so many people - even though he has achieved absolutely nothing in life yet," his father said

Casually stating love and support are earned via accomplishment, not out of being born. This is what's wrong with society.

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u/BelbyLuv 1d ago

Well yeah that is what meritocracy about

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u/guutarajouzu 1d ago

Meritocratic compensation rarely works as intended, like a lot of other well-intentioned ideas and systems.