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This has been measured for decades. What you're detecting is a symptom which correlates heavily with political polarization, loneliness, and the social crisis.

I read this article a couple days ago: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/12/japan-quiet...

Japan is a great barometer for where many of the developed economies are heading.

>Only 6% of the Japanese workforce is engaged, one of the lowest readings in the world,

Labor Force Participation Rate in Japan increased to 63.10 percent in April, the highest in five months,

Less then 4% of their 120 million citizens are actually working and doing things their society demands.