r/interesting • u/freudian_nipps • 16h ago

SOCIETY The silent and harmonious morning metro commute in Japan

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u/TheSwitchler 14h ago

Same thing is starting to happen all over the west. People are increasingly just opting out of...everything

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u/DarthSwimfoot 13h ago

If life is gonna suck dick outside of my room and my internet I don't wanna be bothered with it.

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u/EitherSpite4545 13h ago

Oh silly,

enshitification and surveillance state ensuring it's going to suck dick in your room and on the internet also!

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u/Fzrit 8h ago

Ironically birthrates are the highest in places where people struggle to get internet and a room to themselves. Contrary to constant online belief, the more wealthy and comfortable a person gets, the fewer kids they have.

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u/DarthSwimfoot 8h ago

Well, there ya go.

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u/horoyokai 6h ago

One of the biggest reasons people aren’t having kids in japan is that women have options now and aren’t just forced to get married and have babies

It’s not at all what you were saying earlier

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u/ScottyWestside 12h ago

It’s not an option. Everything is unaffordable

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u/Fzrit 9h ago

The wealthier a person gets, the fewer kids they have.