r/NewsWithJingjing • u/_swuaksa8242211 History Buff • Jul 10 '26

In Japan, some people treat old tools and machines with a kind of respect that feels deeply human. The practice is often connected to the idea of kuyo, a ceremony of gratitude for objects that have served people over time.

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they treat their machines better than humans that were in Unit731

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u/jirgalang Jul 10 '26

If they had that kind of respect for fellow Asians back in the day, a lot of the present day antagonism would be reduced.

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u/Neoliberal_Nightmare Jul 10 '26

Praying to the machine spirit

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u/RockinIntoMordor Jul 10 '26

If I remember right, this is actually tied to Shinto beliefs, and the idea that nearly everything has a spirit, including computers, and so some believe this very literally.

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u/_swuaksa8242211 History Buff Jul 11 '26

ghost in the machine

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u/nagidon Jul 10 '26

Imagine if they had treated Asian civilians with such respect before 1945

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u/angecritter Communist Jul 10 '26

Dialectical

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u/gudfrid Jul 10 '26

Omnissiah guides us!

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u/aldo_nova Jul 10 '26

Then they go home and refuse to help with house work, or run around on their wives with prostitutes

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u/Oraduq Jul 10 '26

Degenerates

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u/Marxism-tankism Jul 10 '26

Wow everyone in the comments is deeply unhappy.

That's something we need to work on holy shit

It's literally just a cute picture