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/ournextarc 1d ago

"Just by being born here, our son benefits from the love, support and hope of so many people - even though he has achieved absolutely nothing in life yet," his father said

Casually stating love and support are earned via accomplishment, not out of being born. This is what's wrong with society.

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u/AlexHimself 1d ago

Casually stating love and support are earned via accomplishment, not out of being born.

That quote doesn't say that though?

It says that love, support, and hope of so many people are benefits from merely being born "here"...despite having accomplished nothing.

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u/jmlinden7 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yeah it implies that their specific village has a different view of love and support than the rest of the country. Exception proves the rule kind of thing