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Originally Posted by MMM
The abacus has been in use for over 4000 years. If it ain't broke, why fix it? Just because it isn't used in the West doesn't mean it is bad.
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Didn't say anything about it being bad but it does illustrate rather pointedly the tendency to hold onto low tech in this country. It does keep lots of people in jobs which certainly isn't a bad thing but does get to the heart of why many Japanese companies are terribly inefficient.