They'll Definitely Sing A Mean Version Of "Daisy"

Mark Steyn looks at Japan’s demographic woes, beginning with a quote from the BBC:

Japan has the world’s highest proportion of elderly people. More than 20% of the population are now over the age of 65. By 2050, that figure is expected to rise to about 40%.

Mark writes:

I wouldn’t want to be a Japanese teen circa 2020 in a Lawrence Welkified society. But maybe by then the robots will be hot enough to be pop singers and movie stars.

As I wrote a few years ago for Tech Central Station, as far as the technology to create Max Headroom-style pop stars, it really is only a matter of time.