alt Hacker NewsThe thing I feel like is really important to remember whenever thinking about the world and demographics is that most people are Asian. As in more people live in Asia then outside of it. Conversely when a headline or something mentions Asia, it is rare they actually mean the majority of the continent or people living there.
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bombcar • today at 5:04 PM
It's too broad a term - it covers too many disparate countries and ends up being like using Americas to refer to Canada and the USA or similar.
I read the headline and assumed it was "Japan and China" but it wasn't.
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Pay08 • today at 6:19 PM
Not to mention that people tend to lump Oceania into it too.
TacticalCoder • today at 8:17 PM
AKA the "Valerieperis circle":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeriepieris_circle#/media/Fi...
My favorite is when people say they like "asian cuisine" or "asian food". China alone has several distinct cuisines. Why do we act like this is a monolithic concept?