Some 4.5M Japanese aged between 35 and 54 are living with their parents
Japan is a preview of what&#x27;s coming to many developed western economies.<p>I found this paragraph from the article disturbingly similar to the situation here in the states:<p>&quot;The rise in those shunning marriage, experts say, is due not only to more diverse life-styles but to an increase in low-paying, unstable jobs. Part-timers, temps or contract workers now account for nearly 40 percent of the workforce compared to about 20 percent in the 1980s.&quot;<p>I imagine this will only be accelerated with the rise of AI and increasing job automation. Already, we&#x27;re seeing the average age when people get married and have kids rise with each generation. I think alot of this is due to job instability, depressed wages, rise of the 1099 worker with no benefits, etc. Reminds me of the situation in China, where unless you have a house and a car, you&#x27;re basically persona-non-grata.<p>So if you&#x27;re a young person in the US, you&#x27;re doubly screwed. All your friends and potential dating partners are concentrated in the big cities, but those are also the places with the highest costs of living, highest costs to own a home, to raise a kid, etc.<p>If you&#x27;re mid 20s &#x2F; early 30s person in San Fran and you&#x27;re not working for GOOG&#x2F;FB&#x2F;APPL etc. you&#x27;re basically screwed.