what about japan? mental health there affected by rampant consumerism and capitalism?
also, the fall of the bubble economy didn't seem to stop capitalism in its march at all -- certainly it must have had a major effect on practices of banks etc. but it's very much a capitalist society still.
how overextended are japanese, anyway? you certainly see adverts for credit cards and, much more so, personal loans, but i'm under the impression credit is relatively rarely used there.
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Date: 2009-01-09 05:52 am (UTC)also, the fall of the bubble economy didn't seem to stop capitalism in its march at all -- certainly it must have had a major effect on practices of banks etc. but it's very much a capitalist society still.
how overextended are japanese, anyway? you certainly see adverts for credit cards and, much more so, personal loans, but i'm under the impression credit is relatively rarely used there.