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Dying Out of Sight: Hikikomori in an Aging Japan - NHK Documentary

NHK WORLD-JAPAN · Youtube · 15 HN points · 0 HN comments
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Over a million Japanese are estimated to be living as “hikkikomori,” socially withdrawn recluses shut off from the outside world. Previously thought to be a problem of young men, new research implies that the situation could be far more serious than imagined.
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Sep 21, 2022 · 15 points, 4 comments · submitted by lawrenceyan
⬐ qualudeheart
Progress in robotics will fix this. Everyone should have an AI assistent to prevent this. The AI could take care of you when you live and contact a company to collect your body when you die.
⬐ istinetz
you know, I think turning off their internet for a while might be a better solution

inventing ai robot-servants so you can wirehead alone more efficiently is not an utopia

⬐ LargoLasskhyfv
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Experiments_Lain begs to differ...
⬐ qualudeheart
Let’s all love Lain.
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