Quote: (01-03-2015 07:11 AM)NorthxNorthwest Wrote:
Quote: (10-30-2014 01:22 AM)All or Nothing Wrote:
Japan is interesting.
It has the highest population density in the world, yet it is so clear that it also has the loneliest people in the world.
it is amazing to see a place that has so many people yet everyone is so alone.
Sad.
I think I saw more houses in the two hours I spent on the Shinkansen going from Tokyo to Kyoto than I have in the rest of my life, the sheer numbers are a trip.
Japan makes me think of Calhoun's studies on overcrowded populations in rodents, there are some interesting parallels. Some rats only came out when the other rats were asleep (NEETs/hikikomoris) and some would rather groom themselves than pursue sex (herbivore men). The colonies in these experiments also eventually burned themselves out, just like Japan is doing now.
I had the same thing in mind reading that, the similarities are eerie to say the least.