The world is more and more divided into a smaller group than before. This means that on the contrary to the past, a growing number of people are living alone or living as a small family where the number of the family members usually is up to four. Then, what is the cause and effect of this trend we faced these days?
The society is gradually respecting one's distinctive personality and character. We can call this Individualism. With this trend, people want to be who they are regardless of what circumstances they are under. However if they are included in a larger group like extended family, they relatively feel uncomfortable compared with when they are alone. They hardly express their inner or real emotion. Therefore, they start to escape from their home and they are determined to live alone with freedom. But it sometimes brings negative effects. One of them is that they have a high possibility of suffering from mental diseases. They are caused by the loneliness of being home alone without interaction with people. The issue is especially serious in Japan where the individualism is highly spread throughout Japanese society. The problem is dubbed as "Hikikomori"
Obviously, the direction of the world is good for someone who wants to live with freedom and not to be disturbed from others. Because individualism thoroughly respects an individual unless someone does not act something harmful for the outer world. On the other hand, it also brings side-effect in the society. Therefore, we must be care of the possibility of its negative sides and be ready to take a counterplan against them.
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