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It's worth thinking about that such "communities" can only exist because of online technology. Once people are out of high school, if they are just moping aroun
by throwawayboise 6y ago
It's worth thinking about that such "communities" can only exist because of online technology. Once people are out of high school, if they are just moping around the house and aren't working or in college or vocational training or anything, there's no automatic group of people they are around enough to fall into cliques of any sort. People can still be individually mired in depression and nonproductive lives, but there isn't an easily-found community of like-minded people IRL.
This "NEET" phenomenon is something that just could not happen prior to the current century.
- dale_glass 6y agoI don't agree. Socialization is socialization. Being online makes it easier to connect with people, but this isn't a new issue. In real life such things also happen, even if it manifests differently. Some people fall into groups of friends that are more interested in getting high, drunk, or getting into fights. Don't remember your parents speaking about "bad influences"?