Caused by excessive individualism, promoted by the society as a whole, praising all kinds of selfishness, killing culture, killing community, killing true humanitarian bonds to rely on each other, then we have huge corporations out there acting like they are hiring, whilst they don't hire, or demanding super elites for hiring, which isn't 99% of the majority. You know the world has gone crazy when work organizations starts to believe hiring humans are their wasteful cost for corporate management, whilst having little interest in training them either. In this current moment of 2024, the "Love for Digital" (or you could say Machines or Numbers) is favored over the "Love for True Human to Human bonding" We know where that is leading us, and the economy showing us the answer. Inflation, billionaire favoritism, depression across a huge chunk of people, and crooked Media writing fake & reporting fake to attempt decieving the common people.
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I'm a hikikomori too. 5 to 6 times a day per week. I work from home and only go out for supplies.
This is just the beginning. It just happened that it started in Japan. The growing economic despair around the world will make more people to simply isolate themselves from the society.
Im a truck driver in America, I can really relate to this. This career involves alot of solitude, which I enjoy now. In society I wasnt successful. Doing this so far (it is such a different way of life from how most people live), so far thankfully I've been doing well. It's strange, a part of what makes a person successful is contingent on how society defines success. People that cant function in society could possibly flourish if the society happened to develope in a different direction that happened to be more aligned with their personality.
@hannesRSA i talk to my friend while driving every day for a couple hours. Besides that I dont get much. It has for sure affected me but Im comfortable with it at this point I like being alone
@Solitude633 sometimes its fun, sometimes its boring. Sometimes its relaxing, sometimes its stressful or terrifying (usually weather related). I love it but the social isolation has affected me. Im content with it but sometimes I know in social situations Im a little off now 😂. I stay out months at a time and lately mostly sleep and lay around when Im off. If i stayed out 3 weeks or a month at a time and had an active social life while off that aspect might be different. The isolation got to me at first now it doesnt bother me
@@Solitude633 Maybe along the interminable rural roads in the States it is. My best friend's husband is a trucker in the UK and it's anything but laid-back.
Problem also is that SOMEONE has to be unique... the individuality and unique ideas that were found in japanese companies were find by those striving with their unique ideas.
Hikikomori exists in America, too. I'm one of those people and it was a choice because I just don't like the company of others and prefer to be alone or at home. This is partly due to bad experiences with people and me being Autistic.
I'm from Hungary, I prefer to be alone as well, I fear I will probably rely on my parents If my savings run out, unless if I get a work from home job. By the way I had better conversations when i lived abroad
There is nothing to do in Japan. That's why. Everyone is sitting at home if they can. The ones who sit at home all day are the lucky ones. Others are forced to work. Long live the Hikikimori!
I don’t see the point of museums either but I went to an art museum and seeing paintings in person had much more of an impact than just seeing them on a screen. I can’t describe it well but it felt like the images were jumping off of the canvas. It was really cool
I live in a small city in the Netherlands and I can relate to this sadly.. Even though I have neighbours they feel like strangers and it leaves you feeling isolated still.. I wish there was a strong sense of a close community that is lacking but I'll keep on trying to network and socialize in any way in my environment.. Would help if I had more close friends nearby or once I own a car
I find this unimaginable . The very idea of living utterly alone is horrifying to me . I make a decent middle class income and can easily afford my own place but as a single guy I choose to rent rooms in people’s houses and live communally rather than alone . I grew up as one of ten children and always had to share bedrooms so the idea of living totally alone is unnatural to me and is my own version of a living hell
2:17 I strongly disagree, the fault is not on those who retreat in search for peace as if they could not "adapt" the issue is SOCIETY and all the NASTY creatures out there all over the world not only in Japan.
I really love your content. Nowadays, many content crators create shit content just to become influencers. Your content is really high value. Thank you 🙏 Greetings from France.
@@iamfighter7885 I almost was because of how the Japanese society really is even for a Japanese girl like me, it was starting to be too much at one point, work, social strict rules and specially the way females were treated! They were expected to stay home and not really take part in the society like men so basically considered inferior! Plus i was younger so elders were the ones with the authority and we did not have a word to say.. Eventually i went on living in 5 more different countries and managed to stay positive. 💝☺
This lifestyle can only last as long as if you have enough money to maintain yourself, sooner or later, you will need money some form of income to support your needs, if not, forcing you to get out.
I think this is not a new phenomenon. Hermits? Recluses? These terms have been around for a long time. Some due to trauma/ mental health or religious fervour and perhaps some people are naturally extreme intorverts.
You should check out the novel/anime Welcome to NHK.Everytime I start drifting into a weirdly comfortable hikikomori like life I remember welcome to NHK.
I feel like I’ve been convinced I was a caterpillar that would one day turn into a butterfly, and I’m slowly realizing I was a worm surrounded by caterpillars the entire time, and I realize I’m much happier being in the dirt by myself, than sticking leaves on my back and trying to convince myself I have wings like everyone else.
I love your last comment. As a mental health advocate and a mental illness sufferer, I’ve done my part and sought help and inspire people around me to do the same. While it’s concerning that a lot of Gen Z around me are suffering from mental health issues, it’s also good to know that a lot are taking action to get help. I don’t live in Japan though and our problems aren’t mostly being hikikomori here, but it’s generally just stressful these days especially for Gen Z. Godspeed to all the societies around the world dealing with any form of societal/psychological problems.
Just feedback - using AI images at the start made me think the entire video was AI generated and I clicked off immediately. I only came back to check the comments to see if anyone else noticed before realizing you might actually be human.
My hikikomori lifestyle isn't completely choice , paralyzed in bed for 7-8 years from combo of several autoimmune diseases and muscles not working properly in legs especially. But before then I thought it was cool to be a hikikomori 15-20 years ago when I wasn't tired of being at home. Now it's kinda like hell lol
This makes me think of Durkheim's concept of anomie where people have too many choices and are no longer made to conform through cultural traditions, values, and beliefs. This phenomena seems to counter his concept. Rather than being more likely to commit deviance because there are too many choices and lack of cultural social controls, cultural social controls are combining with material realities to create a different type of issue. I am a sociologist but not a fan of Durkheim. However, because I spend a lot of time teaching SOC 101, I spend a lot of time explaining Durkheim and, so, thinking about his work. As was typical in his time, and arguably still is, he focused primarily on the West.
The “jabs and masks” were to protect other people and humanity as a whole. You clearly have no idea how medicine and biology works. Go touch grass and stop wallowing in conspiracy theories. If you’re going to live on the internet maybe take some free biology and health courses so you can understand things better instead of living in fear and misinformation.
Don’t be ridiculous. They only built a lab to study a specific thing that whoops in*fected the world and whoops mainly killed the elderly. Geez Whoops so crazy right? Total accident bro
It's definitely a spectrum. Extreme community-above-all-else may rule in Japan, but we have the opposite going on (individualism-above-society, aka "Me-me-me") in the West. And we're seeing challenges with societal collapse because of it... can't see past our own noses to reach a place of empathy with those outside our group. "Our way or the highway." We should all probably be striving to reach more toward the middle of that range. You can't have strong individuals in a harmonious society when you're at one extreme or the other.
Sadly this will become a phenomena in the West as well. Average men these days are getting rejected by entitled women, and as a result, men AND women will end up old, unmarried with no kids. And as result, in about 5 - 10 years we're going to be seeing huge numbers of men and women dying alone in their homes or in their RVs (because homelessness is accelerating in America). It's a sad reality.
What is an "entitled" woman? A woman who has free will to accept or reject a man's advances? Your comment sounds more like the opinion of a man who thinks that he is entitled to a relationship.
@@iv2sab I think he is refering to the statistics of 60% of women only dating the 20% of men with the 6 foot, 6 figures and 6 pack even if they are on welfare with 3 kids mentality.
@@iv2sab These men are very misogynistic and prefer a society in which wives were a maid, a mattress, and an incubator. The saving grace of American capitalism is that our economy would collapse if women went back to only serving their household instead of having jobs where they can earn money. Money equals freedom to not choose a man.
maybe if it wasnt so expensive, higher wages, limit the hard labor and perhaps change a few strict rules, it could probably help. but i havent lived in japan to fully grasp the situation so i can't say for sure.im just going off of human needs.
they may have services but they're failing to capture the issue these people need new cultural norms as they are outside of their family or their country's way of doing things basically if you were someone who had a odd eating schedule then anyone you know then Spain maybe the place for you as they have dinner at midnight and such. Basically no one country would be 100% optimized for the ways you don't fit into your origin society unless you want to make a group that becomes its own community of different accepting you may have organized chaos or limited rules but try to add for the individuals to be their very unique selves yet you still need to determine what would be no's in your community so you can deal with that. These people need support as in others who accpt their outside of culture traits and they need to be able to view therr unique ways that do not fit into their society as actually just fine which ups their personal confidence and security in one'self. oh you just said that.
I'd galdly watch your video if you do an interview of some or one japanese person being a hikikomori. I really want why and how they end up being a hikikomori.
Already am, if my mom didn't force me to go to church i wouldn't live the house. Now my only drive (and salvation) is learning east asian languages so i can get a job since i'm out qualified on my other skills
It's just such an unfortunate phenomenon because so much of it is a result of unrealistic standards set by capitalism and (in my opinion) the patriarchy. I think being a hikikomori disproportionately affects more men than women because of social pressures enforced by outdated patriarchal values. And it doesn't help that a lot of men still fight to defend and uphold a lot of the very patriarchal values that are detrimental to them mentally, emotionally and socially, which is why feminists encourage dismantling the patriarchy; it harms all of us at the end of the day. And I agree that learning to love/accept oneself in the long run can be more beneficial than always trying to fit in and keep up with everyone else, but in societies like Japan that are so strict when it comes to protocol and fitting in, I can understand how and why so many Japanese people are finding it hard to find that delicate balance between not breaking the harmony around them but also not feeling compelled to dim their own unique light in the process. It's easier said that done.
@@yungmentalproblems Indeed. Most people who call themselves "social influencers" are glued to their phone and have little real world human interactions.
Depends on the person but many hikikomori live with family who provide food for them. If they have other sources of income and live alone, they could order online for instance.
In many societies, the concept of "majority rules" has long been the foundation of governance and cultural norms. However, this principle often blinds the majority to the lived realities of minorities, creating imbalances that only become apparent when roles reverse. It is a universal pattern: once individuals from the majority find themselves in a minority position-whether through migration, political shifts, or demographic changes-they often gain a stark awareness of the societal flaws they once overlooked. This dynamic underscores the critical need for empathy and proactive inclusion, regardless of one's current standing in the societal hierarchy. True progress comes not from the dominance of one group over another but from fostering a culture that values diverse voices and equitable representation. If we wait until roles reverse to recognize injustice, we miss the chance to build societies that are fair and resilient for all.
Thats great observation. Sadly, maybe the Pharaohs of Egypt attained the ideal society, but got destroyed by other invading armies. Modern society sucks
I'm also a hikikommori every week. I only go out "once a week to walk around". Or just buy some supplies. I have a work from home job so I can sustain my living and pay for my apartment mortgage. I never talk to any just workmates(when there are meetings, no personal talks). Then I just watch pron. I'm satisfied with that. As long as I can eat what I want and save some cash(invest it in a blue chip stock) while paying for my condo property. Done chasing girls as every girl that I like is stupid or an A-hole. I wish every simp would just stop giving validations so women can have respect to men again.
I'd like to know how the man who traveled to help with his withdrawal did it. I mean where did he get the money? I'd love to do the same being a 14 year shut in because of health issues and autism as well as being abused by people. I'm trying to change now at teh ripe old age of 44 but I am terrified. Mostly from a financial stand point. I could quit easily become homeless with just one small miss step. And living on the UK benefits system is terrifying. Hundreds of thousands of people have died because of it. I dont want to become one of them.
Wow thank you for sharing your story. I hope you mamage to figure out a way out of your situation. Here's the link to the video where the traveling hikikomori talks about the details of his situation: th-cam.com/video/udtBg4uWZrU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ydUVgXnRXgNhibfo I'll leave this in the video description as well so others can check it out if they need to.
Whilst hermitism has been a significant factor in the lives of some people for thousands of years, today there are so many distractions that may facilitate the ease of life as a hermit and this is very dangerous for younger generations that are targeted by the entertainment industries. This does not necessarily mean that in time there is not the possibilities to create viable outlets for inclusion back into societies by these entertainment systems or how they will inevitably evolve to create social interactions that are as plausible with intelligent non player characters as real world interactions and how we go from authoritarian tyranny to a meaningful society that utilises the creative outlets of individuals may give play for those that were hermits in our current society to become social butterflies in the future but through means and methods that they determine to be beneficial for them.
Depends on the person I would say. Some of them do (probably doing work-from-home arrangements). Though many become hikikomori after losing their jobs. Some live with their parents. Some collect retirement funds or government subsidies, etc.
Is it not interesting that this only takes place in affluent nations and not third world countries? And if it takes place in third world countries it takes place in the middle income and above brackets? The poor cannot afford to idly stand by. Even homeless people scavenge for food to survive and interact with people in order to surive. Sadly, until Japan learns to change their culture to be more open to change then I think this will continue to get worse.
Jesus, the Son of God, said that we should love God and our fellow human beings as we love ourselves. Does anyone think that he ordered this for no reason? To live in God's order means to have fellowship with people who are our brothers and sisters. God's commandments are there so that people can do well. He, God himself, does not need our help, but he is happiest with us when he can rejoice with us, because we develop, progress and work together as individuals and as a community. The lesson is that I understand this now, alone, while I sit in my room every day because of mental problems based on guilt because I wasn't really kind to those around me. Could it be that my compulsion to withdraw taught me what attitude I lacked in order to maintain a fair, helpful and polite association together with loved ones? I think so. It's still a lesson I have to complete. That's why I think that the current godlessness of people, the denial of the truths of the Christian faith, is to blame for the fact that people hide and can no longer be happy together. There is not enough Love anymore. Moreover, the gap between left and right, rich and poor, racial enmity and other antagonisms disturb the Love to which we are bound for good reason. May humanity wake up soon enough, that not Billions of lonely individuals will lose the true sense of live.
This will be a trend. People living alone and dying alone
Yes loneliness really does feel like an epidemic these days. I hope it will improve in the future.
It has already begun
I have prophesied my own death: Giant Squid attack.
Caused by excessive individualism, promoted by the society as a whole, praising all kinds of selfishness, killing culture, killing community, killing true humanitarian bonds to rely on each other, then we have huge corporations out there acting like they are hiring, whilst they don't hire, or demanding super elites for hiring, which isn't 99% of the majority.
You know the world has gone crazy when work organizations starts to believe hiring humans are their wasteful cost for corporate management, whilst having little interest in training them either.
In this current moment of 2024, the "Love for Digital" (or you could say Machines or Numbers) is favored over the "Love for True Human to Human bonding"
We know where that is leading us, and the economy showing us the answer.
Inflation, billionaire favoritism, depression across a huge chunk of people, and crooked Media writing fake & reporting fake to attempt decieving the common people.
I'm a hikikomori too. 5 to 6 times a day per week. I work from home and only go out for supplies.
This is just the beginning. It just happened that it started in Japan. The growing economic despair around the world will make more people to simply isolate themselves from the society.
Im a truck driver in America, I can really relate to this. This career involves alot of solitude, which I enjoy now. In society I wasnt successful. Doing this so far (it is such a different way of life from how most people live), so far thankfully I've been doing well. It's strange, a part of what makes a person successful is contingent on how society defines success. People that cant function in society could possibly flourish if the society happened to develope in a different direction that happened to be more aligned with their personality.
@hannesRSA none Im not allowed to pick them up and dont want to
@hannesRSA i talk to my friend while driving every day for a couple hours. Besides that I dont get much. It has for sure affected me but Im comfortable with it at this point I like being alone
As a fellow trucker, I can relate to this. Trucking is a pretty laid-back, relaxing job, but it does get lonely & boring at times.
@Solitude633 sometimes its fun, sometimes its boring. Sometimes its relaxing, sometimes its stressful or terrifying (usually weather related). I love it but the social isolation has affected me. Im content with it but sometimes I know in social situations Im a little off now 😂. I stay out months at a time and lately mostly sleep and lay around when Im off. If i stayed out 3 weeks or a month at a time and had an active social life while off that aspect might be different. The isolation got to me at first now it doesnt bother me
@@Solitude633 Maybe along the interminable rural roads in the States it is. My best friend's husband is a trucker in the UK and it's anything but laid-back.
Nice channel, great work!
Problem also is that SOMEONE has to be unique... the individuality and unique ideas that were found in japanese companies were find by those striving with their unique ideas.
Hikikomori exists in America, too. I'm one of those people and it was a choice because I just don't like the company of others and prefer to be alone or at home. This is partly due to bad experiences with people and me being Autistic.
Same as my daughter, autistic and prefer stay home and discuss with some internet friends and make drawings.
I prefer being alone most of the time, but I do have a small circle of friends and I can function ok in society in limited doses.
I'm from Hungary, I prefer to be alone as well, I fear I will probably rely on my parents If my savings run out, unless if I get a work from home job. By the way I had better conversations when i lived abroad
That sucks
Please don't let diagnosis form your identity. You are loved and have a unique personality. Autism doesn't define someone's personality at all.
Such an insightful opinion about this. As a half Japanese person, I really appreciate the respect that you gave to this topic. Just subscribed!
Oh thank you so much!
I just discovered your channel. I really agree hearing your insightful thoughts.
C'mon now! Second vid I watched. REALLY here for your essays. So nice to see a fellow Canadian.
I'm a hikikomori too. 5 to 6 times a day per week. I work from home and only go out for supplies.
There is nothing to do in Japan. That's why. Everyone is sitting at home if they can. The ones who sit at home all day are the lucky ones. Others are forced to work. Long live the Hikikimori!
Wait so you HAVE to work?? How business friendly is Japan tho?
That is how I felt living in central Tokyo recently. Same everywhere.
Why would you go and pay for a museum if you can search up stuff online?
You guys belong so hard in the movie ‘Ready, Player One’ it’s not even funny
@@fjorddenierbear4832that’s a sad outlook on things. Why live if you can watch other people do it?
I don’t see the point of museums either but I went to an art museum and seeing paintings in person had much more of an impact than just seeing them on a screen. I can’t describe it well but it felt like the images were jumping off of the canvas. It was really cool
I'm "functional" hikikomori in the west. Not as extreme but a pretty low human interaction.
Tbh, most human interactions in our daily lives aren't very functional or necessary as a means to an end.
Hikikomori doesn't mean "low human interaction". It means "not leaving your house/not communicating with any people directly".
I think you're just an introvert 😅.
I live in a small city in the Netherlands and I can relate to this sadly..
Even though I have neighbours they feel like strangers and it leaves you feeling
isolated still.. I wish there was a strong sense of a close community that is lacking
but I'll keep on trying to network and socialize in any way in my environment..
Would help if I had more close friends nearby or once I own a car
Where is your family?
I find this unimaginable . The very idea of living utterly alone is horrifying to me . I make a decent middle class income and can easily afford my own place but as a single guy I choose to rent rooms in people’s houses and live communally rather than alone . I grew up as one of ten children and always had to share bedrooms so the idea of living totally alone is unnatural to me and is my own version of a living hell
2:17 I strongly disagree, the fault is not on those who retreat in search for peace as if they could not "adapt" the issue is SOCIETY and all the NASTY creatures out there all over the world not only in Japan.
🥰 You dont want to be sleave? You are nasty.
I really love your content. Nowadays, many content crators create shit content just to become influencers. Your content is really high value. Thank you 🙏 Greetings from France.
I almost was a Hikikomori when i was living in Japan in the 2000s but i managed to get out of it!😭🥺
Wow, glad you managed to overcome it!
@@TheLouisZhao 💝
Could you tell us your story? Why you were a hikikomori and what reasons made you change things around?
@@iamfighter7885 I almost was because of how the Japanese society really is even for a Japanese girl like me, it was starting to be too much at one point, work, social strict rules and specially the way females were treated! They were expected to stay home and not really take part in the society like men so basically considered inferior! Plus i was younger so elders were the ones with the authority and we did not have a word to say.. Eventually i went on living in 5 more different countries and managed to stay positive. 💝☺
Who pays for your food back then?
This lifestyle can only last as long as if you have enough money to maintain yourself, sooner or later, you will need money some form of income to support your needs, if not, forcing you to get out.
My new favorite channel
Keep talking and sharing your insights
I just don't like sunshine and crowds
You know it is so fucked up when someone visit their family member, smell something horrible and they just think " Ok, he dead"
I think this is not a new phenomenon. Hermits? Recluses? These terms have been around for a long time. Some due to trauma/ mental health or religious fervour and perhaps some people are naturally extreme intorverts.
this is has been normal for 10 years worldwide
My future don’t look bright …
You should check out the novel/anime Welcome to NHK.Everytime I start drifting into a weirdly comfortable hikikomori like life I remember welcome to NHK.
Ohh, just searched up Welcome to NHK, looks quite interesting! Do you recommend the novel or the anime to start with?
Some sci-fi really takes this to the extreme.
I feel like I’ve been convinced I was a caterpillar that would one day turn into a butterfly, and I’m slowly realizing I was a worm surrounded by caterpillars the entire time, and I realize I’m much happier being in the dirt by myself, than sticking leaves on my back and trying to convince myself I have wings like everyone else.
Damn
I am a 33 year old Canadian hikikomori
I love your last comment. As a mental health advocate and a mental illness sufferer, I’ve done my part and sought help and inspire people around me to do the same. While it’s concerning that a lot of Gen Z around me are suffering from mental health issues, it’s also good to know that a lot are taking action to get help. I don’t live in Japan though and our problems aren’t mostly being hikikomori here, but it’s generally just stressful these days especially for Gen Z. Godspeed to all the societies around the world dealing with any form of societal/psychological problems.
Thanks for sharing and your inspiring attitude!
Just feedback - using AI images at the start made me think the entire video was AI generated and I clicked off immediately. I only came back to check the comments to see if anyone else noticed before realizing you might actually be human.
Wow amazing feedback. Thank you for letting me know!
yeah AI sucks
I'm a 7 year American hikikomori. Not cause of a inability to fit in. Working and having a social life was not an issue for me.
My hikikomori lifestyle isn't completely choice , paralyzed in bed for 7-8 years from combo of several autoimmune diseases and muscles not working properly in legs especially. But before then I thought it was cool to be a hikikomori 15-20 years ago when I wasn't tired of being at home. Now it's kinda like hell lol
May allah(god) help you with your health conditions and make you healthy again so you can experience joy of life ✨
thats tragic. but there are also other reasons that dont necessarily make it their “choice” tho. like personality disorder, trauma etc
Thank you
Same happens in South India also actually we are rich then north india but they are happy they don't have society pressure
This makes me think of Durkheim's concept of anomie where people have too many choices and are no longer made to conform through cultural traditions, values, and beliefs. This phenomena seems to counter his concept. Rather than being more likely to commit deviance because there are too many choices and lack of cultural social controls, cultural social controls are combining with material realities to create a different type of issue. I am a sociologist but not a fan of Durkheim. However, because I spend a lot of time teaching SOC 101, I spend a lot of time explaining Durkheim and, so, thinking about his work. As was typical in his time, and arguably still is, he focused primarily on the West.
I'm technically a hikkomori. Turned into one during covid with the jabs & masks.
That was the plan.
@@krisxaerono it wasn’t you psycho
The “jabs and masks” were to protect other people and humanity as a whole. You clearly have no idea how medicine and biology works. Go touch grass and stop wallowing in conspiracy theories. If you’re going to live on the internet maybe take some free biology and health courses so you can understand things better instead of living in fear and misinformation.
@@krisxaero No it wasn't. Don't be ridiculous.
Don’t be ridiculous. They only built a lab to study a specific thing that whoops in*fected the world and whoops mainly killed the elderly. Geez Whoops so crazy right? Total accident bro
It's definitely a spectrum. Extreme community-above-all-else may rule in Japan, but we have the opposite going on (individualism-above-society, aka "Me-me-me") in the West. And we're seeing challenges with societal collapse because of it... can't see past our own noses to reach a place of empathy with those outside our group. "Our way or the highway."
We should all probably be striving to reach more toward the middle of that range. You can't have strong individuals in a harmonious society when you're at one extreme or the other.
Very true, we need to find some healthy middle ground!
These slowly have become a lifestyle too rich country lately
Sadly this will become a phenomena in the West as well. Average men these days are getting rejected by entitled women, and as a result, men AND women will end up old, unmarried with no kids. And as result, in about 5 - 10 years we're going to be seeing huge numbers of men and women dying alone in their homes or in their RVs (because homelessness is accelerating in America). It's a sad reality.
What is an "entitled" woman? A woman who has free will to accept or reject a man's advances? Your comment sounds more like the opinion of a man who thinks that he is entitled to a relationship.
I hate women in Minecraft
You just decribed me exactly
@@iv2sab I think he is refering to the statistics of 60% of women only dating the 20% of men with the 6 foot, 6 figures and 6 pack even if they are on welfare with 3 kids mentality.
@@iv2sab These men are very misogynistic and prefer a society in which wives were a maid, a mattress, and an incubator. The saving grace of American capitalism is that our economy would collapse if women went back to only serving their household instead of having jobs where they can earn money. Money equals freedom to not choose a man.
maybe if it wasnt so expensive, higher wages, limit the hard labor and perhaps change a few strict rules, it could probably help. but i havent lived in japan to fully grasp the situation so i can't say for sure.im just going off of human needs.
Beuracracts trying to control and manage the economy ruined it for everyone, globally and historically
When playing the game doesn't lead to reward, some players quit.
Im one too. But i go in bikepacking adventures every few months or so.
they may have services but they're failing to capture the issue these people need new cultural norms as they are outside of their family or their country's way of doing things basically if you were someone who had a odd eating schedule then anyone you know then Spain maybe the place for you as they have dinner at midnight and such. Basically no one country would be 100% optimized for the ways you don't fit into your origin society unless you want to make a group that becomes its own community of different accepting you may have organized chaos or limited rules but try to add for the individuals to be their very unique selves yet you still need to determine what would be no's in your community so you can deal with that. These people need support as in others who accpt their outside of culture traits and they need to be able to view therr unique ways that do not fit into their society as actually just fine which ups their personal confidence and security in one'self. oh you just said that.
It's on the UK and the US now. Sad.
What about Chinese "Tang ping"?
Ya Chinese "Tang ping" and "bai lan" are noteworthy phenomena. Much more recent than hikikomori as well. Should I make a video about it 🤔
Shame is lethal.
I'd galdly watch your video if you do an interview of some or one japanese person being a hikikomori. I really want why and how they end up being a hikikomori.
Ah interesting idea. Will see if I can get some interviews included in my future videos
@TheLouisZhao cool thanks if you can't it's okay 👍
clicked this video to say
skip the AI generated images L
Already am, if my mom didn't force me to go to church i wouldn't live the house. Now my only drive (and salvation) is learning east asian languages so i can get a job since i'm out qualified on my other skills
You could possibly look at online language tutoring? (I am interested in this I think it could be cool)
been a thing since the 70s
It's just such an unfortunate phenomenon because so much of it is a result of unrealistic standards set by capitalism and (in my opinion) the patriarchy. I think being a hikikomori disproportionately affects more men than women because of social pressures enforced by outdated patriarchal values. And it doesn't help that a lot of men still fight to defend and uphold a lot of the very patriarchal values that are detrimental to them mentally, emotionally and socially, which is why feminists encourage dismantling the patriarchy; it harms all of us at the end of the day.
And I agree that learning to love/accept oneself in the long run can be more beneficial than always trying to fit in and keep up with everyone else, but in societies like Japan that are so strict when it comes to protocol and fitting in, I can understand how and why so many Japanese people are finding it hard to find that delicate balance between not breaking the harmony around them but also not feeling compelled to dim their own unique light in the process. It's easier said that done.
It is a good thing that Japan is getting more accepting of individuality. Does this include getting psychiatric help and therapy?
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There's social influencers and hikkomoris.. 2 extremes in society
Interesting comparison!
You can be both though
@@yungmentalproblems Indeed. Most people who call themselves "social influencers" are glued to their phone and have little real world human interactions.
How did food get to him?
Depends on the person but many hikikomori live with family who provide food for them. If they have other sources of income and live alone, they could order online for instance.
hikikomoris must be rich or at least financially stable...
In many societies, the concept of "majority rules" has long been the foundation of governance and cultural norms. However, this principle often blinds the majority to the lived realities of minorities, creating imbalances that only become apparent when roles reverse. It is a universal pattern: once individuals from the majority find themselves in a minority position-whether through migration, political shifts, or demographic changes-they often gain a stark awareness of the societal flaws they once overlooked. This dynamic underscores the critical need for empathy and proactive inclusion, regardless of one's current standing in the societal hierarchy. True progress comes not from the dominance of one group over another but from fostering a culture that values diverse voices and equitable representation. If we wait until roles reverse to recognize injustice, we miss the chance to build societies that are fair and resilient for all.
Thats great observation. Sadly, maybe the Pharaohs of Egypt attained the ideal society, but got destroyed by other invading armies. Modern society sucks
I'm also a hikikommori every week. I only go out "once a week to walk around". Or just buy some supplies. I have a work from home job so I can sustain my living and pay for my apartment mortgage. I never talk to any just workmates(when there are meetings, no personal talks).
Then I just watch pron. I'm satisfied with that. As long as I can eat what I want and save some cash(invest it in a blue chip stock) while paying for my condo property.
Done chasing girls as every girl that I like is stupid or an A-hole. I wish every simp would just stop giving validations so women can have respect to men again.
Why can't hikikomori can't live together? At least rent wouldn't be a problem and they would live longer.
Social anxiety is a big part of it, maybe if they can find someone compatible but not anybody can fit.
"introverts unite (separately)" 😊
@@CB-sx8xh you'd be surprised. I had to and I'm an introvert
Hey out of curiosity, is the thumbnail ai generated or a photo?
I saw the AI art and noped out. Real art even if it looks bad is better than AI.
damn thats sad. and it could very well become our reality here in the west. hopefully it doesn't
it is, depression.
I'd like to know how the man who traveled to help with his withdrawal did it. I mean where did he get the money? I'd love to do the same being a 14 year shut in because of health issues and autism as well as being abused by people. I'm trying to change now at teh ripe old age of 44 but I am terrified. Mostly from a financial stand point. I could quit easily become homeless with just one small miss step. And living on the UK benefits system is terrifying. Hundreds of thousands of people have died because of it. I dont want to become one of them.
Wow thank you for sharing your story. I hope you mamage to figure out a way out of your situation. Here's the link to the video where the traveling hikikomori talks about the details of his situation: th-cam.com/video/udtBg4uWZrU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ydUVgXnRXgNhibfo
I'll leave this in the video description as well so others can check it out if they need to.
Autism is a con
Whilst hermitism has been a significant factor in the lives of some people for thousands of years, today there are so many distractions that may facilitate the ease of life as a hermit and this is very dangerous for younger generations that are targeted by the entertainment industries. This does not necessarily mean that in time there is not the possibilities to create viable outlets for inclusion back into societies by these entertainment systems or how they will inevitably evolve to create social interactions that are as plausible with intelligent non player characters as real world interactions and how we go from authoritarian tyranny to a meaningful society that utilises the creative outlets of individuals may give play for those that were hermits in our current society to become social butterflies in the future but through means and methods that they determine to be beneficial for them.
Wow very interesting take.
Do hikikomori at least go to work I'm just asking?
Depends on the person I would say. Some of them do (probably doing work-from-home arrangements). Though many become hikikomori after losing their jobs. Some live with their parents. Some collect retirement funds or government subsidies, etc.
No pucci no work no taxes no peace. Simple as
Tbh i at one point wanted an hikkikomori type of life style but at the end of the day its not sustainable if u want to live an healthy and long life
Is it not interesting that this only takes place in affluent nations and not third world countries? And if it takes place in third world countries it takes place in the middle income and above brackets? The poor cannot afford to idly stand by. Even homeless people scavenge for food to survive and interact with people in order to surive. Sadly, until Japan learns to change their culture to be more open to change then I think this will continue to get worse.
Quite an interesting observation that this only happens to countries/people that are relatively well off!
Jesus, the Son of God, said that we should love God and our fellow human beings as we love ourselves.
Does anyone think that he ordered this for no reason?
To live in God's order means to have fellowship with people who are our brothers and sisters.
God's commandments are there so that people can do well. He, God himself, does not need our help, but he is happiest with us when he can rejoice with us, because we develop, progress and work together as individuals and as a community.
The lesson is that I understand this now, alone, while I sit in my room every day because of mental problems based on guilt because I wasn't really kind to those around me.
Could it be that my compulsion to withdraw taught me what attitude I lacked in order to maintain a fair, helpful and polite association together with loved ones?
I think so. It's still a lesson I have to complete.
That's why I think that the current godlessness of people, the denial of the truths of the Christian faith, is to blame for the fact that people hide and can no longer be happy together. There is not enough Love anymore.
Moreover, the gap between left and right, rich and poor, racial enmity and other antagonisms disturb the Love to which we are bound for good reason.
May humanity wake up soon enough, that not Billions of lonely individuals will lose the true sense of live.
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