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It's not the technology nor the porn. It's the stress and work hours. Japanese work very long hours, and very hard jobs. High stress and very little free time c

It's not the technology nor the porn. It's the stress and work hours. Japanese work very long hours, and very hard jobs. High stress and very little free time create exhausted people who do not have time to do anything but attempt to recover for the next day. Tired people do not have energy nor motivation, get sick more, and don't have time to socialize or to date. Japan needs labor reform, shorter working days, more vacation time.

IndianAstronaut 12y ago
I used to work with a team of Japanese devs who were visiting the US for some work. At our company we do 8 hours then go home. The devs told me that they didn't know what to do at home after work since they were used to working 12 hour days back in Japan.
ANTSANTS 12y ago
As the articles I linked waaaaay at the bottom of this comment section suggest, this is not a uniquely Japanese phenomenon.
mimighost 12y ago
Exactly. Japanese style work ethic is a pandemic spread across east Asia, in which, devotion(even pretended) wins over efficiency. It also leads to a paternalistic company structure, where your workplace is your home and your boss is the owner. Ultimately, this sacrifices the employee's personal time by blurring the boundary between life and work. Sadly, a lot of researches show long working hour doesn't necessarily leads to actual output, but the ideology is still largely respected and practiced.
- mc32 12y ago
  How does this explain herbivore men and otaku and the stay at home 'parasites' (parasaitu shinguru) who have quite a lot of free time on their hands from engaging in sex with a steady partner -rather than soapland stuff or out abstinence/grazing.
  - frivoal 12y ago
    Easily: look outside, decide the world is still a fucked-up place, stay inside. "Normal" social interactions with other people will drag you into society, and you sure don't want that, avoid that too.

IndianAstronaut 12y ago

I used to work with a team of Japanese devs who were visiting the US for some work. At our company we do 8 hours then go home. The devs told me that they didn't know what to do at home after work since they were used to working 12 hour days back in Japan.

ANTSANTS 12y ago

As the articles I linked waaaaay at the bottom of this comment section suggest, this is not a uniquely Japanese phenomenon.

mimighost 12y ago

Exactly. Japanese style work ethic is a pandemic spread across east Asia, in which, devotion(even pretended) wins over efficiency. It also leads to a paternalistic company structure, where your workplace is your home and your boss is the owner. Ultimately, this sacrifices the employee's personal time by blurring the boundary between life and work. Sadly, a lot of researches show long working hour doesn't necessarily leads to actual output, but the ideology is still largely respected and practiced.

mc32 12y ago
How does this explain herbivore men and otaku and the stay at home 'parasites' (parasaitu shinguru) who have quite a lot of free time on their hands from engaging in sex with a steady partner -rather than soapland stuff or out abstinence/grazing.
- frivoal 12y ago
  Easily: look outside, decide the world is still a fucked-up place, stay inside. "Normal" social interactions with other people will drag you into society, and you sure don't want that, avoid that too.