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Do you think the suicide rate could be related to the cultural pressure to work long hours?
by ath92 6y ago
Do you think the suicide rate could be related to the cultural pressure to work long hours?
- ekianjo 6y agoJust like every problem, there's tons of factors at play. Let's not try to reduce everything to a single variable, because then we are surely mistaking ourselves. Top of mind, I would say the following factors probably play a role: - social pressure to conform - social pressure to be successful - depression not being very well treated in Japan - work/school being too much in one's life compared to other things - lack of support/encouragement - isolation - fatalism ('you can't do anything about that') kind of belief But even that list is too short, I feel. I think by living in Japan you grasp a little more what is at play but as I said, it's a whole package, not just a few factors.