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What mental illness?
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He could also be 3 kids in a trenchcoat, since we're letting our imaginations run free based on little to no evidence.
Japanese game developer hasn't left the house in 10 years
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#93My father doesn't shower (hasn't showered to my knowledge for the last 10 years). He doesn't leave his property, although he does a lot of outside activity within the property itself. His last medical checkup was in 2001 (to my knowledge).
Growing up, he would shower every six months to a year. I lived with him growing up and was ashamed to be seen with him in public. I would try to walk a couple of meters behind him at the grocery store so people wouldn't think we're related.
Nowadays he lives alone, I visit every couple of months due to COVID. I would still be embarrassed to be seen with him in public. When I got married, he I managed to get him to wear a suit but not to shower.
What goes through his mind to do this to himself I don't know. He says he doesn't sweat much (false) doesn't have body odor (false).
Right now he's over 80 years old, but all this started in his forties. I feel bad for him and know I've probably never felt happy being with him in public.
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He isn’t “normal”, like in “average”, but why do you call it mental illness?
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Welcome back! Weird question- anything you found enjoyable in jail? I sometimes think I’ll thrive in isolationism of sort. Obviously jail is not voluntary but curious how you manage to stay sane.
> I sometimes think I’ll thrive in isolationism of sort. How did you find the Covid-19 lockdowns?
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#96Has anyone told this guy that it's really easy to cut your own hair? Especially if you don't need to impress anyone.
Just because you prefer to isolate doesn't mean you should min/max the lifestyle.
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Jumping to conclusions much? I've been having this lifestyle for nearly two years now, I only go out to go shopping and sometimes visit family. Does that mean I have a mental illness?
You're being a judgmental ass.
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#98Has anyone told this guy that it's really easy to cut your own hair? Especially if you don't need to impress anyone.
I was thinking the same thing - I've had someone cut my hair maybe 5 times since college - 21 years ago!
That very much depends on what kind of hair you have. Mine is extremely unruly to the point where some trained hairdressers can't make it look acceptable, let alone good. If I were to cut it myself, I'd be limited to either a buzzcut or looking like a shrub I guess. Might not be a problem he has, though.
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#99It is a shame that the hikkomori is a trend and becoming popular with COVID.
What's the alternative? I mean you buy a house to live there. But in modern (western) society, especially in SF companies, start-ups, and FAANG, it's somehow normalized that you should be spending most of your time at work. 10-15 years ago, Google was praised for offering three meals and a fully equipped gym to their employees.
But why do you work? For work, your employer, and the office's sake, or so you can live comfortably?
I for one bought and live in a house so I can live comfortable. It's where all my stuff is.
Similarly in Japan, there's the work culture and the 'salarymen' culture where you don't go home before your boss does. Since your boss has a boss themselves, it quickly becomes a chain where people 'work' at all waking hours.
But that's not a lifestyle to aspire to, I think.
Anyway TL;DR, think about your life, what you want to do, why you do what you do, why you work, what you spend your time doing. I for one really appreciate owning a house during this pandemic times. I'd be in a much worse place if I either had to go to the office, or if I still lived in a shitty apartment on my own. (fwiw, the hikkomori lifestyle is not for me, but the WFH one works)
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Welcome back! Weird question- anything you found enjoyable in jail? I sometimes think I’ll thrive in isolationism of sort. Obviously jail is not voluntary but curious how you manage to stay sane.
> I sometimes think I’ll thrive in isolationism of sort. How did you find the Covid-19 lockdowns?
I’m not in US (and neither the person you asked), but I felt very nostalgic when covid situation only began in my city. It wasn’t a lockdown, only an advisory statement and a common fear of unknown. Empty streets, almost no cars passing by, which I could count on my fingers from a balcony back then. I wanted to just walk the city and feel it. Now that it got back to normal, it pushed me back to my apartment. Because when it’s “normal” I rather feel like a bug in an engine full of whirring cogs.