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Japan also has an entire group of people so disillusioned with society they completely lock themselves off from it (0), record high suicide rates (1), record lo
by ivraatiems 2y ago
Japan also has an entire group of people so disillusioned with society they completely lock themselves off from it (0), record high suicide rates (1), record low fertility rates (2), and a far lower rate of self-reported happiness.
I don't know why they prioritize differently, but I don't think it's working out for them.
Which set of tradeoffs would you rather live under?
(0) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori
(1) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-33362387.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/world-33362387.amp
(2) https://apnews.com/article/japan-birth-rate-declining-population-82662ea061286cb907fd7d071e5b0b9b https://apnews.com/article/japan-birth-rate-declining-popula...
(3) https://countryeconomy.com/demography/world-happiness-index/japan https://countryeconomy.com/demography/world-happiness-index/...
- johnnyanmac 2y ago>Which set of tradeoffs would you rather live under? I'll take the one that doesn't lay me over every year to hit record profits, thanks. There's degrees of not caring and the US is very far on the "you are just a number" peg. The fake drinking parties at least try to make me feel involved.