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Re:Japan home to 541,000 young recluses by nemo1618 on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @10:08PM (#12449701)
It's not what they want to do.

If you want a sobering view into the life of a hikki, browse wizchan for a few hours. These are not happy people.

Re:Japan home to 541,000 young recluses by sotojuan on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @10:22PM (#12449776)
Eh... Wizardchan is a special place. First of all, it's not Japanese—most of the users there are American or European. Second, forums have a culture and tone. If curious people see posters be angry and mad at society, they will either join in because they share the same values, or go somewhere else. So basically Wizardchan could be considered a subset of NEETs that are angry and sad.

But in the end, I do agree most NEETs aren't happy. I think when we hear "not working or studying" we tend to think "vacation", not depression/loneliness/being ill.