In 2000 it was 44% Asian. In just 2 decades (less than one generation) it completely flipped.

Demographic replacement in the USA is so fast and extreme that it’s difficult to keep up with it.

A TV writer who started their career in 2000 and visited Cupertino a few times would be forgiven for not understanding that the demographics of that place have been completely rewritten within their lifetime.

Expecting media to keep up with the exact demographics of the USA when the rate of change is so drastic, is a pretty high bar.

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OJFord 14 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Expecting media to keep up with the exact demographics of the USA when the rate of change is so drastic, is a pretty high bar.

They don't have to 'keep up with' it all the time though, is 'do your research' and 'maybe visit the place' for the show you're writing about 'a pretty high bar'?

(I'm not even sure I agree it's important to reflect, or at least not that it's always necessarily required, but I certainly don't think it being difficult is the reason not to, because I don't see how it is.)

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lern_too_spel 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

If the cast were 44% Asian, there wouldn't be an issue. It's less than 10%.

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Dig1t 14 hours ago | parent [-]

In 1990 in was 20% asian, in 1980 in was 7%. The representation of the show is still realistic for one person's lifetime, in my opinion.

Indeed the creators of the show were full adults in 1980, a time when the USA was still nearly 100% white in most areas.

	▲	lern_too_spel 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The tech giants that are the source of the major conflict in the show didn't exist as powerful anti consumer entities in 1980 either. You can't have one without the other.