> Large numbers of hikikomori said they had begun retreating from mainstream society due to relationship issues and after losing or leaving their jobs, the cabinet office said. A significant proportion – 20.6% – said their predicament had been triggered by changes in lifestyle imposed during the pandemic.
This really worries me—relationships are vital for so many people to have a happy and fulfilling life and for society to function that increases in the amount of people who simply choose to leave society from what seems to be relationship or economic troubles could have massive negative effects on society as a whole. Is society a happier place when people don't have constructive relationships? Are people themselves happier?
Also, this is a bit off topic but does anyone else feel that relationship quality on a societal level has gone down a lot? I feel that the majority of relationships and marriages say 60-70 years ago were happy and mutually fulfilling, but now anecdotally it seems that most people are not happy whatsoever.
This really worries me—relationships are vital for so many people to have a happy and fulfilling life and for society to function that increases in the amount of people who simply choose to leave society from what seems to be relationship or economic troubles could have massive negative effects on society as a whole. Is society a happier place when people don't have constructive relationships? Are people themselves happier?
Also, this is a bit off topic but does anyone else feel that relationship quality on a societal level has gone down a lot? I feel that the majority of relationships and marriages say 60-70 years ago were happy and mutually fulfilling, but now anecdotally it seems that most people are not happy whatsoever.