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[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago (3 children)

what’s behind Japan’s ‘bumping’ trend?

The author is constantly trying to make this a "gender dynamics" thing, but I knew the cause before reading the article. It's sprinkled throughout..

while some wondered if it was wise to take photographs in the middle of a packed intersection.

as hordes of visitors hoping to capture a perfect Instagram moment descend on busy locations in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka to pause and film.

warned its citizens to keep a safe distance from others in crowded places and to avoid using their smartphones while walking

At the very end of the article, the author finally cones around to the simple answer.

She said she had been criticised and insulted online for taking photos of her daughter, who was uninjured, on a pedestrian crossing.

“I admit I may have been careless about the flow of people. But it wasn’t like I was ignoring traffic rules,” she said, adding that she had been following Chinese-language advice provided on Go Tokyo, a website run by the Tokyo Convention and Visitors Bureau, which tells visitors they “can even stand at the intersection and take a picture”.

I feel like this is a recent problem in a lot of places, and it's not just tourists taking pictures. It seems like it's much more common these days for people to be blocking the aisle in the grocery store with zero awareness of those around them, as just one example I've witnessed repeatedly. It's almost as if COVID taught people to be self absorbed assholes and not give a shit about others.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 days ago

People were like this before COVID. Smart phones have just exacerbated it.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That video shows what looks like a young woman basically tackling the little girl when she could've just not. It was premeditated, not accidental.

Best guess for the reason: Japan is, what, at least 20 years into its "nihilistic despair" phase? Morals and prosociality go with that too. The lady had a bad day (or "bad life") so some kid is gonna taste the pavement, if the situation allows for it, simple as.

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Sure, but the source of the problem is people with Main Character Syndrome that don't think twice about setting up camp right in the flow of traffic, all for those sweet, sweet fake internet points, or to park their shopping cart across the middle of the aisle while they ponder exactly what flavor of free range organic ketchup they want this week.

[–] Aatube@thriv.social 2 points 5 days ago

The bumping phenomenon entered the Japanese public consciousness in 2018, when a slightly blurred video appeared of a man deliberately barging into several women at Shinjuku station, the busiest railway station in the world.

That's not an influencer thing.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah ive noticed at the grocery store. You get a couple that parks a cart and stands looking at the opposite isle beside it to make sure to completely block the isle.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

That's always been every boomer.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Trend? Two videos 6 years apart in the largest city? Mental health is a problem but this is not a "trend".

You'll see worse every day in NY.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Kind of looks like Tokyo's equivalent of "I'm walkin' here" guy.