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by tfigueroa 4339 days ago
So it would seem. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kar%C5%8Dshi

That kind of environment can spin out cases like hikikomori. You can see similar trends in the U.S. with respect to startups and overworking, to a smaller scale, usually in the form of "going off the grid."