Topic: Why are so many Japanese men refusing to leave their rooms?
+Anonymous A — 13.2 years ago #24,287
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23182523
As many as a million young people in Japan are thought to remain holed up in their homes - sometimes for decades at a time. Why?
For Hide, the problems started when he gave up school.
"I started to blame myself and my parents also blamed me for not going to school. The pressure started to build up," he says.
"Then, gradually, I became afraid to go out and fearful of meeting people. And then I couldn't get out of my house."
Gradually, Hide relinquished all communication with friends and eventually, his parents. To avoid seeing them he slept through the day and sat up all night, watching TV.
"I had all kinds of negative emotions inside me," he says. "The desire to go outside, anger towards society and my parents, sadness about having this condition, fear about what would happen in the future, and jealousy towards the people who were leading normal lives."
Hide had become "withdrawn" or hikikomori.
As many as a million young people in Japan are thought to remain holed up in their homes - sometimes for decades at a time. Why?
For Hide, the problems started when he gave up school.
"I started to blame myself and my parents also blamed me for not going to school. The pressure started to build up," he says.
"Then, gradually, I became afraid to go out and fearful of meeting people. And then I couldn't get out of my house."
Gradually, Hide relinquished all communication with friends and eventually, his parents. To avoid seeing them he slept through the day and sat up all night, watching TV.
"I had all kinds of negative emotions inside me," he says. "The desire to go outside, anger towards society and my parents, sadness about having this condition, fear about what would happen in the future, and jealousy towards the people who were leading normal lives."
Hide had become "withdrawn" or hikikomori.
·Anonymous A (OP) — 13.2 years ago, 2 minutes later[T] [B] #291,035
I blame feminism taking over the once mighty Japan
+Anonymous B — 13.2 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,061
+kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.2 years ago, 28 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,077
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.2 years ago, 48 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,078
They say that the society alienates odd individuals and the current job market causes major depression
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.2 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,079
Op, dont all Japanese women stay virgins and subservient to their men? I mean, you've made at least two topics claiming this
·Anonymous A (OP) — 13.2 years ago, 12 hours later, 14 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,160
@291,077 (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
Admit it, I'm right.
The white race is doomed and is now looked down upon like the black race and it's because of feminism. Feminism hasn't reached Asia fully and they are now to be admired by us. There is a good reason as to why white men are looking east to find a wife...
Admit it, I'm right.
The white race is doomed and is now looked down upon like the black race and it's because of feminism. Feminism hasn't reached Asia fully and they are now to be admired by us. There is a good reason as to why white men are looking east to find a wife...
+Negi Springfield !ATxpNDGx1Q — 13.2 years ago, 6 hours later, 21 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,190
@previous (A)
We can't lay the blame at the feet of feminism in all honesty.
While men have lost their former role and importance, thus becoming a disposable person, this is not why people decide to withdraw. I feel what so many of the hikikomori feel, which is a lack of real human-ness in anything. There is a real gulf in society and it happens because people are more homogenized and not homogenous. We have lost our sense of self, which is essential for any society or person to survive. I see this as one reason why there is so much depression and lack of motivation. There is nothing that activates that survival instinct in humanity.
We can't lay the blame at the feet of feminism in all honesty.
While men have lost their former role and importance, thus becoming a disposable person, this is not why people decide to withdraw. I feel what so many of the hikikomori feel, which is a lack of real human-ness in anything. There is a real gulf in society and it happens because people are more homogenized and not homogenous. We have lost our sense of self, which is essential for any society or person to survive. I see this as one reason why there is so much depression and lack of motivation. There is nothing that activates that survival instinct in humanity.
+Anonymous E — 13.2 years ago, 3 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,191
·Negi Springfield !ATxpNDGx1Q — 13.2 years ago, 3 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,192
·Anonymous E — 13.2 years ago, 2 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,193
·Anonymous D — 13.2 years ago, 3 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,194
·Anonymous D — 13.2 years ago, 3 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,195
+Anonymous F — 13.2 years ago, 45 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,215
@291,194 (D)
@previous (D)
You do realize we can see you're the same poster, right? Also, put your trip back on Negi.
@previous (D)
You do realize we can see you're the same poster, right? Also, put your trip back on Negi.
+Antikhristos !M6R0eWkIpk — 13.2 years ago, 22 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,231
+FUCK !YAH.boners — 13.2 years ago, 48 minutes later, 23 hours after the original post[T] [B] #291,257
Lol japen
·Negi Springfield !aeNZeP7XP2 — 13.2 years ago, 57 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,310
@291,215 (F)Oy vey I'm caught!
People have said I should drop my trip, but that is shit advice it seems.
·Anonymous F — 13.2 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,432
@previous (Negi Springfield !aeNZeP7XP2)
Dropping it completely would be a good idea for you, just dropping it to fail hard at samefagging because the picture of your tiny dick still pisses you off isn't a good idea.
Dropping it completely would be a good idea for you, just dropping it to fail hard at samefagging because the picture of your tiny dick still pisses you off isn't a good idea.
+Anonymous I — 13.2 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,438
All you nerds seem to get very upset when you hear about hikikomori. As a doctor, I can tell you that this is a clear indication that you should all kill yourself immediately.C̥̖͚͓͎̺̻ia͕̯͔̠͕̦̯o̼͉ͅ,̘̟̤͍ ̲̙̳T͇h̺͇̰͎͇͈̺e̤̲̪̝̞͓ ̟D̫̹̹̜o̹̪̻̞͈͈̹ct̫̘͔̲o̻r.̜̳̼̳ͅ
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+FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 13.2 years ago, 22 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,446
·Anonymous I — 13.2 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,455
@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)͙̭̗̭͔͌̇͟͡͠ ̸͇̺̙̘͈̼ͨ̒̆̚͘ ̴̵͚͍̳͎̝̫̑̓͒͑͋͟ ̱̭͍̟̹̝̽̽͂͆ ̜̦͓̫̀̀̚ ͓͎ͩ̐͊͘͝ ̨̜͖͈͂͊̉ͭ̋͆ ̡̣͔̟̃̒̎ͩ͐̑̀̚ͅ
̠͕̭̭C͈͔̱̦̗͓̙ị̘̻̘a̖̩͈o͔͕̭̭͍̱̞,̞͕̗ ̩̪͈̥̪T̞̫͕h̪̬͚̭e̮ ̮̩D͉o͓̖̬̺̱̹̘c̯̱̪͓ͅt͖o̜̙͇̝ͅͅr̺.͎̫͍̠
·Antikhristos !M6R0eWkIpk — 13.2 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,489
@previous (I)
U̴̽ͦͭ̈̐̈́ͮͫ̉̽̐͏̬͎̖̤̯͔̠̖̫̱̪̝͎̘̫̰͕p̶̝̻̞̱̻̫̻͍̤͍̥̳͑͐͋ͬ̒͆̂ͨ̐́͆ͬ̅̕͢͜g̸͓͔͚͉͍͙͆ͪͥ̾̇̒ͤ̂̏͆ͤ̈ͯ̅̀̅͌͑̍͜r̸͍̬̼̙͍̞̻͔̠̼̪̻͒͑ͫ͆̀͑̓̐ͫ̾̽̿̀͘͝a̡̜̲̟͖͍̺̹͖͈̮̱̖͙̰ͯ̒̏ͨ̎ͣ̉̏̀͊͋͗̾͂̈́ͫ̾̚͡d̢̹̖̻̘͖̖̰͓͓͉̗̥̥͚̩̥̑̈́̑ͩͯͪ̿͋̐̊ͨͬͭͧ̌̍ͩ͑͜͡e̵̷̻̮̱̝̮͉̻͉͎̩̭͑̊̒ͣͧ ̷̧͇̭̬͍̳̲̀̏̅̔̊̉̓̍̌ͩ̆̾̚͜͟ͅẗ̻̟̟̳̺̮̖̻̩͔̮̜̤́̏̈́̂̓̿ͦ̑́̀̕͟͠o̴̝̰͉̞͖̹̲̖̭͖̹̩̭̦̻̱̦̘͕̎͊ͥ͒̂̐͂̐̐̅̍ͦ͛̓̆̚ ̫̖̠̻͙̝̊͒ͭ̈ͨͧͮ͟͜͝͝͡d͉̲͓̱̣̲̣͆̈̈́̔̐ͫͦ̈̎̓ͮ̒ͣ̒͐́̊͞o̵̱̜͚̦̪̻̼̹̹̹͍͚̪̹̝͚̅ͧ͂̚ͅm̸̢̮̮͔̘͉̞̠̦̦̤̫̠̩̙̖ͫ͗̐͌͆̃ͬ͑ͨ̈ͨ̏́͊͜ͅe̡͇̮͖̪̹̼̍̏͊ͭͥ̾̈́͑̌̂͒̃͢ͅs̵̛̖̙̫̤͔̮̫͕̣̐ͩ̎͒ͬ̊̃̍̑ͫͩ̋̊̈́̀̌ͨ̋̓͘͡͠t̛͋̃ͪͥ͂̔̈҉̛̥͈̼͍̹̳͔̜̜̟̰̟̖̣̲͔̪̙̕͝ͅo̴̥̜̜̗̬͓̹̯̩͂ͭ̈̾̋̓͆ͣ̔͘s̷̙̝̲͖̘̻̺̗͍̘̘̩̪͓̠̉̿̉ͧͩ̑ͮͅͅ.̳̲͚̮̰̮ͥ̃̇̓̋͊ͮͨ̿̎̎̎͂̾ͤ̔́ͦ͜ ̽̾́͏̢̼̰̻̖̟̜͚̹̹͙
̍ͬ̇̋̋̔͒̇͋͏͏̯̗͉͖̺͈͙̤̦̘̙͍̫̞͎̖̻̪͝ͅ
̛̒̏͑ͧ̇̃ͨ̍̋͒̅͌͗̊͊ͧ̉ͦ̕҉̬̣̗̯ͅC̷̴̵̵̶̮̺͎̣̥͕̭̫͇͎̳̯̥͍ͣͮ͊̌̎̌̊̈́ͭ̏̈́͛ͅͅi̴̹͇͔͉̣̘̞̘̟̩̣ͦ́̍ͣͫ̒̉ͬͬͅa̡ͧ̂͌̾̐͆̾ͥ̇͠͡͏̗͉̰̱͈̣͓͍̘̩̰ö́̔́̌̌͂̉̈̆̇̚̚҉̷̥̲͓̟̘̺̬̖̠̲͍͇̣͓̣̜͕̞̀͠,̀̂ͪ̏̓ͦͭ͆͑ͭ̏̆̈͠҉̷̜̮̺̟͉̩͔͍͞ ̽͂ͣ̉ͮ̄͂̒ͥ̓͒͋͘҉̣͓͉̠͈̥̠͔́͢Aͭ͊̍̽̃̅ͥ͂ͧ҉͘͝͏̜̪̥̻̮̗̤͚̱͚͉͓n̵̷̡͍͇̫̪̿̐ͥ̌̒̀́͛͗ͩ̐̊̓͋̃̀́̚ẗ̨͒̾̂ͫ̾́̚͏̨̡̞͙̩͎̰̯̙̪̹̦͔̺͕͖̞͇͎̭ị̢̧̡͓͓͍̩̗͉͕̙̪͒ͯͫͫͤ͗̀̚̚͜k̸̶̵̖͎͖̮̥͇̝̥̈́̉͌̍̉ͩ̉͌͌̃̇ͯ̾̇̇̋ͥ͋͗̀h̶̯̯̼̣̘̲͎̮̟͇̺̤̝̞̜̹̠̳̼ͤ̌̀̉ͬ̎̔̓̚͢r̟̮̘͚̳̘̆̑͒̄͛ͮ̌ͫ̉̎́ͅi̧̾̐̋͐͆̓͌̅̾ͬ͛ͭ͗ͪ̾͊̀͝҉̼̬͔̱̣̻́s̵̸͔̰̳̰͓̳̝͖͇̲͎̥̼̟̬̩̹͔͑ͦ͊̄͆̊̉̒ͣͦ͘t̺̗̞̮͍̦̮͇͙̺̥̲̤̘̊͋ͤͣͤ̀̆͛̇͋̊ͬͧͩ̓ͥ͐́͞ͅǒ̴͔͕̝̖̜̘͓̦̠̠͓̯̣̼̻̆͆̏͗ͯ̀͒̑ͨͤ̐ͬ̂̅͋̓̔́͠ṡ̖̲̝͆ͫͮ̑̓̇̄̒̐̕̕͡
U̴̽ͦͭ̈̐̈́ͮͫ̉̽̐͏̬͎̖̤̯͔̠̖̫̱̪̝͎̘̫̰͕p̶̝̻̞̱̻̫̻͍̤͍̥̳͑͐͋ͬ̒͆̂ͨ̐́͆ͬ̅̕͢͜g̸͓͔͚͉͍͙͆ͪͥ̾̇̒ͤ̂̏͆ͤ̈ͯ̅̀̅͌͑̍͜r̸͍̬̼̙͍̞̻͔̠̼̪̻͒͑ͫ͆̀͑̓̐ͫ̾̽̿̀͘͝a̡̜̲̟͖͍̺̹͖͈̮̱̖͙̰ͯ̒̏ͨ̎ͣ̉̏̀͊͋͗̾͂̈́ͫ̾̚͡d̢̹̖̻̘͖̖̰͓͓͉̗̥̥͚̩̥̑̈́̑ͩͯͪ̿͋̐̊ͨͬͭͧ̌̍ͩ͑͜͡e̵̷̻̮̱̝̮͉̻͉͎̩̭͑̊̒ͣͧ ̷̧͇̭̬͍̳̲̀̏̅̔̊̉̓̍̌ͩ̆̾̚͜͟ͅẗ̻̟̟̳̺̮̖̻̩͔̮̜̤́̏̈́̂̓̿ͦ̑́̀̕͟͠o̴̝̰͉̞͖̹̲̖̭͖̹̩̭̦̻̱̦̘͕̎͊ͥ͒̂̐͂̐̐̅̍ͦ͛̓̆̚ ̫̖̠̻͙̝̊͒ͭ̈ͨͧͮ͟͜͝͝͡d͉̲͓̱̣̲̣͆̈̈́̔̐ͫͦ̈̎̓ͮ̒ͣ̒͐́̊͞o̵̱̜͚̦̪̻̼̹̹̹͍͚̪̹̝͚̅ͧ͂̚ͅm̸̢̮̮͔̘͉̞̠̦̦̤̫̠̩̙̖ͫ͗̐͌͆̃ͬ͑ͨ̈ͨ̏́͊͜ͅe̡͇̮͖̪̹̼̍̏͊ͭͥ̾̈́͑̌̂͒̃͢ͅs̵̛̖̙̫̤͔̮̫͕̣̐ͩ̎͒ͬ̊̃̍̑ͫͩ̋̊̈́̀̌ͨ̋̓͘͡͠t̛͋̃ͪͥ͂̔̈҉̛̥͈̼͍̹̳͔̜̜̟̰̟̖̣̲͔̪̙̕͝ͅo̴̥̜̜̗̬͓̹̯̩͂ͭ̈̾̋̓͆ͣ̔͘s̷̙̝̲͖̘̻̺̗͍̘̘̩̪͓̠̉̿̉ͧͩ̑ͮͅͅ.̳̲͚̮̰̮ͥ̃̇̓̋͊ͮͨ̿̎̎̎͂̾ͤ̔́ͦ͜ ̽̾́͏̢̼̰̻̖̟̜͚̹̹͙
̍ͬ̇̋̋̔͒̇͋͏͏̯̗͉͖̺͈͙̤̦̘̙͍̫̞͎̖̻̪͝ͅ
̛̒̏͑ͧ̇̃ͨ̍̋͒̅͌͗̊͊ͧ̉ͦ̕҉̬̣̗̯ͅC̷̴̵̵̶̮̺͎̣̥͕̭̫͇͎̳̯̥͍ͣͮ͊̌̎̌̊̈́ͭ̏̈́͛ͅͅi̴̹͇͔͉̣̘̞̘̟̩̣ͦ́̍ͣͫ̒̉ͬͬͅa̡ͧ̂͌̾̐͆̾ͥ̇͠͡͏̗͉̰̱͈̣͓͍̘̩̰ö́̔́̌̌͂̉̈̆̇̚̚҉̷̥̲͓̟̘̺̬̖̠̲͍͇̣͓̣̜͕̞̀͠,̀̂ͪ̏̓ͦͭ͆͑ͭ̏̆̈͠҉̷̜̮̺̟͉̩͔͍͞ ̽͂ͣ̉ͮ̄͂̒ͥ̓͒͋͘҉̣͓͉̠͈̥̠͔́͢Aͭ͊̍̽̃̅ͥ͂ͧ҉͘͝͏̜̪̥̻̮̗̤͚̱͚͉͓n̵̷̡͍͇̫̪̿̐ͥ̌̒̀́͛͗ͩ̐̊̓͋̃̀́̚ẗ̨͒̾̂ͫ̾́̚͏̨̡̞͙̩͎̰̯̙̪̹̦͔̺͕͖̞͇͎̭ị̢̧̡͓͓͍̩̗͉͕̙̪͒ͯͫͫͤ͗̀̚̚͜k̸̶̵̖͎͖̮̥͇̝̥̈́̉͌̍̉ͩ̉͌͌̃̇ͯ̾̇̇̋ͥ͋͗̀h̶̯̯̼̣̘̲͎̮̟͇̺̤̝̞̜̹̠̳̼ͤ̌̀̉ͬ̎̔̓̚͢r̟̮̘͚̳̘̆̑͒̄͛ͮ̌ͫ̉̎́ͅi̧̾̐̋͐͆̓͌̅̾ͬ͛ͭ͗ͪ̾͊̀͝҉̼̬͔̱̣̻́s̵̸͔̰̳̰͓̳̝͖͇̲͎̥̼̟̬̩̹͔͑ͦ͊̄͆̊̉̒ͣͦ͘t̺̗̞̮͍̦̮͇͙̺̥̲̤̘̊͋ͤͣͤ̀̆͛̇͋̊ͬͧͩ̓ͥ͐́͞ͅǒ̴͔͕̝̖̜̘͓̦̠̠͓̯̣̼̻̆͆̏͗ͯ̀͒̑ͨͤ̐ͬ̂̅͋̓̔́͠ṡ̖̲̝͆ͫͮ̑̓̇̄̒̐̕̕͡
·Anonymous I — 13.2 years ago, 29 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,497
@previous (Antikhristos !M6R0eWkIpk)> projecting
C͉̱͈͓̭̼i͍̰̖̲̲͍a͕̫o,̳ ͍̜̠̲͖̺T̲̰͔̻h̪̹̝̞̫ḛ͕͖͖̰ ̬͓͕̳͔ͅD͖̟͙̼̱̥o̻̜̭ͅc̯̭̗͇̖ͅt̻̯o̜͓̘̣̳ͅr͎̫̘̜͙̩.
·Antikhristos !M6R0eWkIpk — 13.2 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,523
@previous (I)
> deflecting
Č̵̴͎̐̂̔͋̌́ͧ͝ͅi̧̫̺̼̜̮̔̋̃̀a͑͂ͯ̿̌̉͘͏̯̱̟͔͚ơ̛̱̬͍̥̖̱͇͗̍̽̚͞,̮̫̟̥̫͓ͪ̃̊̉ͤ̒́̂́͞ͅ ̻͇̾̉ͩ̃ͨ̑̈́Aͩ͌̈́͂ͣ҉̲̜̖͓͖͍n͇͚̰̙̪̙͈̭̭ͯ̄̍̆̽͗̀t̸̒̉̌̈̓ͣ͐̀̀͏̖̙͔̹̻i̶̤͙̜̦̽ͤͅkͥͣ̊ͮ͒͑͏̛̮̥ḩ̶̮̪̠̻͉͕̮̠̭ͫṛ̡̻͉̝͙͍̘̯̈́̿ͮ͑̒iͥͥͫ͛̈́ͤ͏̬̗̺͚̣͔̕s̸͙̹̞̱̺̙͈͑̐͜͜t͍̥͉̺ͪͬ̐͑ͯͪͤ͛͘͜ͅö̶͈̼̜͉̙͖̬́ͧͤ̾s̨̰͖̺̟ͧ̈́ͭͦ̆ͤͨ͡
> deflecting
Č̵̴͎̐̂̔͋̌́ͧ͝ͅi̧̫̺̼̜̮̔̋̃̀a͑͂ͯ̿̌̉͘͏̯̱̟͔͚ơ̛̱̬͍̥̖̱͇͗̍̽̚͞,̮̫̟̥̫͓ͪ̃̊̉ͤ̒́̂́͞ͅ ̻͇̾̉ͩ̃ͨ̑̈́Aͩ͌̈́͂ͣ҉̲̜̖͓͖͍n͇͚̰̙̪̙͈̭̭ͯ̄̍̆̽͗̀t̸̒̉̌̈̓ͣ͐̀̀͏̖̙͔̹̻i̶̤͙̜̦̽ͤͅkͥͣ̊ͮ͒͑͏̛̮̥ḩ̶̮̪̠̻͉͕̮̠̭ͫṛ̡̻͉̝͙͍̘̯̈́̿ͮ͑̒iͥͥͫ͛̈́ͤ͏̬̗̺͚̣͔̕s̸͙̹̞̱̺̙͈͑̐͜͜t͍̥͉̺ͪͬ̐͑ͯͪͤ͛͘͜ͅö̶͈̼̜͉̙͖̬́ͧͤ̾s̨̰͖̺̟ͧ̈́ͭͦ̆ͤͨ͡
·Anonymous I — 13.2 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,542
@previous (Antikhristos !M6R0eWkIpk)Correct. Your quote quite accurately describes my course of action.
C̬i̮̦a̳̘͚͔̙͎̪o̳̦̟̰̱͕̗,̥̮̝͎̥ ̜̖̰͍̠T͕̮h̩͇e͚ ̹̳D̺͍o̳̟̻c̜tͅo͙̙̦r̺̫̗ͅ.
·Anonymous B — 13.2 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,547
·Anonymous I — 13.2 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,550
@previous (B)Impossible! This mask perfectly hides my identity!
C̗̪̟ia̜̤̪̩͇̠̻o̭̣̗͇,̺̲̫͇ ̖̳̯̙G̟̰̥̣e͎̭o̙r̝̮̭̱͚͚̠g̱̞e̪̩ C͙os.̹̥̳̤̺.̲.̬̣͕̪͉̲ ̠̪̲̟I̤ ̣̜͔͇m̠̙̗̫ͅe̫ḁ͕ͅn ̣̩͉͖̗͕Ṯ̲ͅh̫̬̪̜e ͓̳̣Do̱̗̖͎̲͓̰c̗̮̟ṭ͕o̩̻͍̜͙ͅr̮͈͓.
·Red Creme !Soda7m0OQk — 13.2 years ago, 15 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,557
+Negi Springfield !aeNZeP7XP2 — 13.2 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #291,558
@291,190 (Negi Springfield !ATxpNDGx1Q)O HAI (Japanese for herro) Mr Fakeu Me-san (Japanese for Mr Fake Me)!
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