Suicide Clubs, and Other Whacky Japanese Innovations

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So the delightful culture of the suicide club is on the rise in Japan.
Here's the executive summary: It's easier to off yourself in a group than alone (a not entirely surprising quirk of mob/group psychology) and some unusually motivated depressed people have leveraged the Internet to make exploiting this loophole in human survival instinct a

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[butrflynreverse]

*blink*
I was hoping by the time I'd finished reading this entry I would have something insightful to say.
Sadly all I can do is stare in shock at the ....referances you made.
Its like that time I heard you say something about a hooker's "come fuck me boots". Like wow, B knows about some freaky shit. ..alright, I'm done rambling

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Hm, maybe that's why people often don't respond to my posts. :) It's the *blink* factor.

[taumeson]

there are a few historical ... footnotes ... that should help to make things a bit clearer

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Are you talking about the more traditional militaristic-type traditions?

The concepts of honor being more important than life, kamikazes, banzai charges against impossible odds (resulting in massacre), and so on?

I guess I also don't know a whole lot about Japanese religion (Shintoism and Buddhism, right?). That must weigh in somehow.