I don't believe it's all about intelligence; quite to the contrary, I think many of those (mostly) boys, are quite clever, but don't seem to want to 'go out into the world'. Maybe they know too much! Ignorance about the true nature of what you are up to in this world may sometimes be a boon. I know I now probably wouldn't take the risks and reap the profits of what I did in the past, had I been more aware of the odds against me. Why leave your parents when they provide you with all the goodies and allow to live your life, have your fun, have girls or boys, have sex, have media and games, and good food etc.. Maybe parents have just become too easy to live with ;>)
Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 8:51 AM Subject: Hikikomori > The phenomenon of hikikomori in Japan (to which Karen drew our attention > recently) appears to be spreading to Europe. Growing numbers of young males > are now staying at home and not trying for jobs. It's been firmly > entrenched in Italy for some time; it's now growing in Germany > (traditionally the country of the "eternal student"!); and it's now > becoming significant in England (according to a BBC radio programme this > morning) -- being termed "lifelong parenting" by sociologists -- even > though unemployment here is much less than in Europe. I don't know about > France, but I suspect it's happening there, too. > > The general drift of all the reports I've read or seen on TV about this > phenomenon suggests that it's a case of the less competent dropping out of > school or college. It's all part of what I see as an IQ divide in an > increasingly high-tech and competitive society. > > Keith > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ------------ > > Keith Hudson, General Editor, Handlo Music, http://www.handlo.com > 6 Upper Camden Place, Bath BA1 5HX, England > Tel: +44 1225 312622; Fax: +44 1225 447727; mailto:khudson@;handlo.com > ________________________________________________________________________
