Sakana AI co-founder: what Japan needs to innovate isn't English or STEM — it's hope
secemp9 · x · 2026-08-31
In a reply thread, Sakana AI co-founder hardmaru (David Ha) argues that people often ask what Japan needs to be more innovative — more English? STEM? Daycare? Those are fine, but won't move the needle.
Given a magic wand, he'd give the country a collective sense of hope: you can be dirt poor and still build; hope creates change, and change creates more hope. The take spread widely with quote-tweets and image replies.
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