Technology

Susan Cain: The power of introverts

Cain , Susan. "The power of introverts." TED Talk. TED. New York, New York. Feb 2012. Lecture.  

Susan Cain is a writer who publishes works focuses on the ways introverts help society and how they are sometimes discouraged from being themselves in  workplaces and schools. In her TED talk she discusses how society generally favors extroverts and how that can be restrictive to learning and productivity. She also discusses how society transitioned from introverts to extroverts during the industrial revolution. Most Hikikomori cases occur because they face extreme introversion and feel that they can not connect to society.

Right now most social media is focused around raising awareness around this issue, since the problem's nature is to hide the evidence of its existence from the world.

Hikikomori Awareness Video

New developments in the accessibility of technology such as computers and cell-phones have also contributed to the problem of hikikomori, leading some to think they are quite social without leaving the house.