#JeanRhys
#GoodMorningMidnight

Only seen snippets of reviews so far.
And some photos.

You're going to take this the wrong, wrong way I'm guessing.
But I've got a really bad feeling about this book.

Not oversharing, not too honest, more "spot on target" to a central delicate issue or two.

Maybe something that hasn't really been "solved".

#Bookstadon #OldWoman #Aging #Personhood #SocialBeings

In Japan begehen ältere Frauen immer öfter kleine Delikte, vorsätzlich, um dadurch im Gefängnis zu landen.

Gemäß dem Motto: "Lieber in Gemeinschaft im Knast als einsam und allein außerhalb des Knasts."

https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/japan-warum-immer-mehr-aeltere-im-gefaengnis-landen-a-876355b6-fe71-4d50-b13c-d7b568b50394

#Einsamkeit #SocialBeings

Japans alte Häftlinge: »Ich bin zu Hause«

In japanischen Gefängnissen sitzen immer mehr Seniorinnen ein, oft wegen geringer Vergehen wie Ladendiebstahl. In Haft finden sie, was ihnen sonst fehlt: einen lebendigen Alltag und Gemeinschaft.

DER SPIEGEL

Know a couple of friends.

Both say they frequently feel overwhelmed and say also that they don't get much done in their days.

They've taken to doing 2 days a week of working together, alternating the home being worked in.

They both say they are very happy with the resulting improved productivity, feelings of being up to the tasks and are envisioning better futures.

Could work for folk you know?
(Propinquity, social skills, time, energy and suitable immune systems all help.)

#SocialBeings

@skaly
Thanks for posting an important marker on an important change in 1st world urban cultures.

As social beings who evolved in an intensively face-to-face, non-virtual environment, we're in effect conducting a psychology experiment that would not get passed by any ethics committee on a section of our species.

#DestructionTesting #HumanAdaptability #SocialIsolation #SocialBeings