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Japanese are Robust Against Loneliness

I am currently reading Prof. Cacioppo’s book, “Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection”, and so far, the basic theme is that loneliness or lack of social contact can be fairly debilitating to one’s health. Human beings and pretty much all species evolved through its basic history to generally fear being alone since it is advantageous to work in social constructs. The current estimate is that half of loneliness is dictated by [...]

Japan’s Income Inequality, International Comparison

Michael Moore’s documentary, “Capitalism: A Love Story”, has spurred some talks on the class divide (not yet a war) in the United [...]