Gregory's ServerThere is increasing evidence indicating that extreme social withdrawal (Hikikomori) is a global phenomenon. We're seeing Marx's theory of capitalist alienation in action.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10567-023-00425-8
 There is increasing evidence indicating that extreme social withdrawal (Hikikomori) is a global phenomenon. We're seeing Marx's theory of capitalist alienation in action. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10567-023-00425-8 2 comments
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@yogthos This is a very cogent hypothesis and strikes me as most likely being right. Variants of hikikomori really can be spotted in all highly developed, complex societies. It certainly *may* be because of alienation in the Marxist sense of the term, but that is what must be studied by sociologists, social psychologists, etc. since cause-and-effect isn’t always perfectly clear at the level of society itself.