Men statistically have fewer social connections and suffer more from loneliness ...

mc3301 · 2025-04-07T23:41:38 1744069298

Is this true in Japan, too?

presentation · 2025-04-07T23:59:53 1744070393

I don't have hard data but from my personal anecdote, I would say yes.

fennecfoxy · 2025-04-08T10:37:06 1744108626

It's true for any intelligent species with sexual dimorphism.

However I agree; it's great that the initiative was started for those men, but they could totally hit up the older women in the area as well for an additional set.

Suppafly · 2025-04-08T04:20:51 1744086051

I suspect it's worse in Japan.

dTal · 2025-04-07T21:54:05 1744062845

I see no particular reason to discriminate even from the get-go. Nor was addressing loneliness even the goal.

klipt · 2025-04-07T22:20:10 1744064410

If one house is on fire and you spray water on it to put out the fire, do you feel obligated to spray water on every other house too so that the other houses don't feel discriminated against?

awongh · 2025-04-08T14:33:01 1744122781

Actually that is what you do to the houses next to the house on fire. So it doesn't spread to other buildings.

9dev · 2025-04-07T22:31:45 1744065105

If you’re the fire department, acting on the governments behalf? Yes.

klipt · 2025-04-07T22:37:25 1744065445

Fire departments spray water on not burning houses?

II2II · 2025-04-07T23:24:10 1744068250

Yes. It is done when they think the neighbouring structure is at risk of catching fire.

klipt · 2025-04-07T23:29:12 1744068552

That would still be prioritizing structures based on risk. Not just spraying random other houses in town because they feel left out.

DeathArrow · 2025-04-08T06:08:42 1744092522

In the current political climate, yes.

tspike · 2025-04-07T22:41:13 1744065673

You could apply the same logic to "Women in X" groups. It's not discrimination as much as it is support.