...And on the other side of the planet, there's this. I'm referring to this thread here: http://hubski.com/pub?id=110385 Where I commented on some people's expectations of love and relationships and how consumeristic it feels, and then we have what seems like, at least at first glance, the logical conclusion of that, which is "The Japanese Love Industry" Frightening stuff. Oddly enough though, part of me oddly prefers this. Maybe it's something like: If you're going to go crazy, might as well go all the way? At least there are no pretensions about the matter: Both parties know what's about when they collude. Sooner or later we won't have have babies, but manufacture them, while love gets completely divorced from sex. Interesting video. Those cuddle cafes are odd stuff.