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No parents, no hikikomori. America's is more likely to have rampant homelessness, particularly as boomer parents start to hit peak insolvency.
by WalterSear 10y ago
No parents, no hikikomori. America's is more likely to have rampant homelessness, particularly as boomer parents start to hit peak insolvency.
- TorKlingberg 10y agoAt least in Japan, that hasn't happened. The homeless and semi-homeless are an entirely separate group of mostly 50+ (former) construction workers and day laborers. The hikikomori-likes who cannot live with their parents stay in manga cafes that offer cheap overnight rates for a comfy chair and a PC in a booth. They need some kind of job to pay for it, but not much.
- WalterSear 10y agoThere won't be jobs for america's drop outs. There aren't jobs for america's graduates, right now. I'm guessing this will be very slightly motivating for the few that can get their shit together and get haircuts and real jobs. But for most, it's going to be even more disastrous than a lifetime in one's parent's basement.