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Re: Yamauchi No.10 Family Office

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For those interested, dev agency is Mount Inc. [0] Some behinds the scenes production stuff on their Twitter feed. [1] [0]: https://mount.jp/ [1]: https://twitter.com/mount_inc/status/1381805222679379969

Genuinely curious: How did you figure it out?

It went a little viral in Japan Twitterverse.

Re: Yamauchi No.10 Family Office

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Besides being a beautiful website, I was rather touched by their call to action: "Seeking stability only clouds your soul. Fear of failing only kills the seeds of innovation. We must create a more exciting future where people feel free to dream and leap into a world of possibilities. We must create a freer future where people are eager to truly live." It's hard not to love Nintendo. Also TLDR for those that didn't sc…

We need to get past using GDP as a measure of success, quality of life, etc. Its a measure of gross product, which includes negative externalities.

A company pollutes a nearby river and manages to avoid responsibility, so public funds are required to clean it up. The money the company made by polluting, as well as the cost of cleanup, both contribute positively to GDP.

GDP can in some ways be thought of as a measure of conversion of natural resources into monetary capital. Given the declining state of the environment and unsustainability of many commercial practices, we're at a point where we should start considering this a negative.

We need a new measure that factors in negative externalities and utilization of finite natural capital.

Re: Yamauchi No.10 Family Office

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post #51

For those interested, dev agency is Mount Inc. [0] Some behinds the scenes production stuff on their Twitter feed. [1] [0]: https://mount.jp/ [1]: https://twitter.com/mount_inc/status/1381805222679379969

The Yamauchi reminds me of Bruno Simon's personal site (https://bruno-simon.com/), who coincidentally has a (paid) Three.js course (https://threejs-journey.xyz/). Might interesting for people interested it learning how to make these kinds of things.

Re: Yamauchi No.10 Family Office

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Besides being a beautiful website, I was rather touched by their call to action: "Seeking stability only clouds your soul. Fear of failing only kills the seeds of innovation. We must create a more exciting future where people feel free to dream and leap into a world of possibilities. We must create a freer future where people are eager to truly live." It's hard not to love Nintendo. Also TLDR for those that didn't sc…

We need to get past using GDP as a measure of success, quality of life, etc. Its a measure of gross product, which includes negative externalities. A company pollutes a nearby river and manages to avoid responsibility, so public funds are required to clean it up. The money the company made by polluting, as well as the cost of cleanup, both contribute positively to GDP. GDP can in some ways be thought of as a measure…

This! Thank you for writing this diwn so clearly!

Re: Yamauchi No.10 Family Office

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It might be a trope but coming from Nintendo it means a lot more. Can't say how many wonderful memories I've had exploring the worlds that Nintendo has dreamed up.

Those were...games...

It's like saying that Alice in Wonderland or Wind in the Willows are mere... books...

Games are an art form, completely on par with books, paintings, or movies. I'd say they are one of the most important art forms of our times.

Re: Yamauchi No.10 Family Office

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Besides being a beautiful website, I was rather touched by their call to action: "Seeking stability only clouds your soul. Fear of failing only kills the seeds of innovation. We must create a more exciting future where people feel free to dream and leap into a world of possibilities. We must create a freer future where people are eager to truly live." It's hard not to love Nintendo. Also TLDR for those that didn't sc…

We need to get past using GDP as a measure of success, quality of life, etc. Its a measure of gross product, which includes negative externalities. A company pollutes a nearby river and manages to avoid responsibility, so public funds are required to clean it up. The money the company made by polluting, as well as the cost of cleanup, both contribute positively to GDP. GDP can in some ways be thought of as a measure…

If externalities were properly accounted for in GDP, it would not be growing so rapidly. That would be a start.

Re: Yamauchi No.10 Family Office

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Besides being a beautiful website, I was rather touched by their call to action: "Seeking stability only clouds your soul. Fear of failing only kills the seeds of innovation. We must create a more exciting future where people feel free to dream and leap into a world of possibilities. We must create a freer future where people are eager to truly live." It's hard not to love Nintendo. Also TLDR for those that didn't sc…

As a non-native who has lived in Japan for many years, but then moved to another country in Asia... I disagree with the regular stream of negative English language news about Japan. It is still a wonderful culture, people, and country. And ignore the "GDP" stuff. You will read the same about Italy in English language newspapers. And (South) Korea. Both are also beautiful countries with great food and very high qualit…

I happen to know a few Italians, and unfortunately cannot agree about the quality of life. Likely it's way better than in places like Congo — no wonder! But compared to more northern Europe and the US, the difference is rather stark. Look at the unemployment figures, for instance.

Still, of course, great people, great culture, great potential.

Same with Japan: wonderful culture, nice people, but the problems are real. And somehow, I suppose, they are rooted in the same great culture as the nice things :-/

Re: Yamauchi No.10 Family Office

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Besides being a beautiful website, I was rather touched by their call to action: "Seeking stability only clouds your soul. Fear of failing only kills the seeds of innovation. We must create a more exciting future where people feel free to dream and leap into a world of possibilities. We must create a freer future where people are eager to truly live." It's hard not to love Nintendo. Also TLDR for those that didn't sc…

As a non-native who has lived in Japan for many years, but then moved to another country in Asia... I disagree with the regular stream of negative English language news about Japan. It is still a wonderful culture, people, and country. And ignore the "GDP" stuff. You will read the same about Italy in English language newspapers. And (South) Korea. Both are also beautiful countries with great food and very high qualit…

As an Italian living in US for 10 years now, I definitely agree. Growth means nothing to 99.9% of the population. But that very same people have not realized it yet, and all push for the needs of 0.01%.
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