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It sounds like Japan since the 90s, but without broad societal acceptance

• downrightmike 3y ago
  I really hope hikikomori doesn't become normal
  • standardUser 3y ago
    Based on how much I read about loneliness in America these days, and the lack of dating/sex, especially among men, it seems like extreme isolation is increasingly common in the US.
    • Gigachad 3y ago
      Because modern urban design and car culture keeps people isolated in their boxes.
  • toomuchtodo 3y ago
    It’s already here. https://www.npr.org/2014/08/11/338042751/why-are-men-leaving-the-american-workforce https://www.npr.org/2014/08/11/338042751/why-are-men-leaving... https://cis.org/Report/WorkingAge-Not-Working https://cis.org/Report/WorkingAge-Not-Working https://nypost.com/2022/11/02/disturbing-rise-of-the-nilfs-men-not-in-the-labor-force/ https://nypost.com/2022/11/02/disturbing-rise-of-the-nilfs-m... https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/12/24/loneliness-epidemic-u-s-surgeon-general-solution/71971896007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/12/24/loneli... https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/reports/loneliness-in-america https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/reports/loneliness-in-america
  • Klonoar 3y ago
    Hikikomori is just a word that’s specific to Japan. We certainly have the same thing here in the USA, we just treat the people differently.