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A Japanese shop is 1,020 years old
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#22The kicker is at the end. Should future generations be obligated to continue the family business even if they resent it?
Look at it this way, how many families have the reliability of a thousand years streak of employment? If it ain't broke...
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#24I don't think any tech companies will ever survive that long.
Could Nintendo be the oldest company currently involved with tech?
Define "tech"?
Nintendo was founded in 1889.
As just one counter-example; I'm sure there are plenty more/earlier: Siemens was founded in 1847 (edit: by building telegraph equipment and infrastructure).
Edit: I'm sure there must have been earlier companies involved in "tech" that are still relevant? Maybe let's think about "tech" as "information technology" companies?
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#25This is something https://twitter.com/MagicRealismBot would say.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yellowstone (TV show) reference? :)
No, that’s just a literal description of how these old Japanese businesses pass themselves along for centuries.
Oddly enough that's also how roman emperors handled dynastic succession[0].
In a world with 40% child mortality, it was more of a sure thing than gambling on having a biological heir.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Could Nintendo be the oldest company currently involved with tech?
Define "tech"? Nintendo was founded in 1889. As just one counter-example; I'm sure there are plenty more/earlier: Siemens was founded in 1847 (edit: by building telegraph equipment and infrastructure). Edit: I'm sure there must have been earlier companies involved in "tech" that are still relevant? Maybe let's think about "tech" as "information technology" companies?
Making playing cards, IIRC. Was that considered tech back then?
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#28Do shops like these mostly inherited? I'm also aware of Japan's adult adoptions. Is there pressure on the next gen. to take over the family business? I would think yes.
In my mind, just imagining operating for a Millennium, these institutions are more temples than businesses. Brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. Thankfully the practice is not very widespread as I could easily have found myself taking care of a breakfast place by a moderately busy highway in Southern India.
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#29Do shops like these mostly inherited? I'm also aware of Japan's adult adoptions. Is there pressure on the next gen. to take over the family business? I would think yes. In my mind, just imagining operating for a Millennium, these institutions are more temples than businesses. Brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. Thankfully the practice is not very widespread as I could easily have found myself taking care…
Oh no, owning property and having a place in the community. What a nightmare.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Define "tech"? Nintendo was founded in 1889. As just one counter-example; I'm sure there are plenty more/earlier: Siemens was founded in 1847 (edit: by building telegraph equipment and infrastructure). Edit: I'm sure there must have been earlier companies involved in "tech" that are still relevant? Maybe let's think about "tech" as "information technology" companies?
Making playing cards, IIRC. Was that considered tech back then?
In the case of Nintendo: probably not.