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Japan has a similar system that isn't even sanctioned by the government. It's created an entire generation of young people who have dropped out of society.
by intopieces 11y ago
Japan has a similar system that isn't even sanctioned by the government. It's created an entire generation of young people who have dropped out of society.
- morb 11y agoCould you please provide some links about this? I'm curious.
- intopieces 11y agoI recommend the book "Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation" by Michael Zielenziger. The main topic is Hikikomori, a group of (mostly young, mostly male) Japanese people who, unable to handle to immense pressure to conform to Japanese society, shut themselves in their rooms 24/7 and depend on their parents.