Japan has a pretty high suicide rate and they dedicate most of their life’s to work as far as I know.
Comment on What's their secret?
hoshikarakitaridia@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
If you want a chaotic answer to this, Yes Theory has made 2 episodes specifically on a region in Japan and Italy where people get really old.
Spoiler: their conclusion was happiness and a little bit of carelessness, but the video included a lot of different aspects.
hardypart@feddit.de 10 months ago
Laticauda@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Japanese corporate culture is actually a relatively modern development, so a lot of older people in Japan have never experienced it.
SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 10 months ago
Google blue zones. What you’re saying isn’t true universally
sol@lemm.ee 10 months ago
It’s possible there’s a regional or generational gap there. If you’re pushing 110 you probably haven’t worked in 40 years. You could even argue that the ones literally working themselves to death are the very ones paying for the older generation’s happy carefree lifestyle.
Woozy@dmv.social 10 months ago
That’s a more recent phenomenon. These folk were retiring just as that culture was taking off.
cobn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
I wonder more the average life expectancy or even the percentiles. What the max age does 90 percent of the population reach.
soot_guy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Stress is the ultimate killer, and I agree with the statement that people who are happy and able to be a little careless will live long lives