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One theory is that people are dying but it hasn't been discovered yet because of people staying inside. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodokushi https://en.w
by EE84M3i 7y ago
One theory is that people are dying but it hasn't been discovered yet because of people staying inside. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodokushi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodokushi
Having just ridden the Yamanote today though, it's unreal how empty it is.
- aikinai 7y agoI doubt there's much overlap in people who have so little human contact that no one knows they're dead and people who catch viruses that are still present in only a tiny fraction of the population. Oh, and a third condition that these people be such recluses that they don't even call a doctor when deathly ill.
- toyg 7y agoDude, you're talking about the country that christened the hikikomori phenomenon...
- TheCoelacanth 7y agoThere are undoubtedly recluses, but do they also have frequent contact with people to catch diseases from?
- toyg 7y agoYou can catch covid in many ways, it lives on hard surfaces for days.
- makomk 7y agoEven people with little human social interaction need to get groceries from somewhere...