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Re:Japan has 33k businesses at least a century old by nojvek on Friday February 14, 2020 @12:35AM (#22324199)
Do you have a source for your claim?
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Re:Japan has 33k businesses at least a century old by nickcox on Friday February 14, 2020 @12:50AM (#22324260)
Not sure it's on the GP to provide a source but here's one:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/life-span-of-human...

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Re:Japan has 33k businesses at least a century old by nojvek on Saturday February 15, 2020 @09:18AM (#22335428)
I like how HN downvotes when asking for a “source”.

I was merely expecting a “this is false because of X”. Rather than “this is false”

I guess we all have our biases.

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Re:Japan has 33k businesses at least a century old by beaner on Friday February 14, 2020 @12:41AM (#22324223)
Does the person he's replying to?
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