It was a local. I think Japan actually has a good foundation compared to other countries, but there is too much shame in taking advantage of it. What I mean is welfare and safety nets here are better than other places in a lot of ways. The problem I think is that people don’t talk about their problems because they are scared they will make problems from others. That’s leads to a lot of passive aggressive people in the workplace who hate their jobs and don’t have anyone to talk to.

If they look to western counterparts, that worry is justified, With all the complaining and arguing all the time. but I think we all need to find a balance.

My mental state depends most on my ability to do the work I came to this world to do. I feel it’s gotten a lot easier online, so location doesn’t matter as much to me anymore.

Community IRL helps a lot, but I always feel like a loner in the community because I like having my space. There are really nice communities here but it takes a while to bond with them.

My only real complaint is how normal obscenely busy schedules are but you find that even in their days off, people want a full packed schedule 🤷‍♂️

The fact that people don’t get up in my face ever is actually incredibly liberating though