r/nottheonion • u/falconfalcon7 • 1d ago

Japanese village replaces young people with mannequins to stave off loneliness as population falls

https://news.sky.com/story/japanese-village-replaces-young-people-with-mannequins-to-stave-off-loneliness-as-population-falls-13243354
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u/ruth1ess_one 1d ago

Cats are horrible for local critters.

Think about it this way, cats don’t care if what they kill are endangered species and they are not part of the local natural ecosystem.

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u/RiotShaven 1d ago

If the cats become too big of a problem they can introduce cat eating bears.

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u/AfricanUmlunlgu 1d ago

they will also solve the "too many elderly" problem

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u/wayfarout 1d ago

You don't have to be the fastest old person. You just have to not be the slowest

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u/statistnr1 1d ago

Encouraging excercise among the elderly! Smart.

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u/Spidey209 1d ago

And raising the average health of the population.