I do think that it is a byproduct of capitalism, as it is entwined with our culture, but surely we just haven't learned the remedy to it, right?
Humans in capitalism in many ways might be suffering or having similar problems they had before. Nothing in capitalism is so unique it cannot have existed before.
So essentially yeah, human nature is above capitalism. Capitalism just gives human problems its unique spin, just like socialism had its unique social spin on humans.
Its not like people really had much different personalities in the past or had lesser problems or not had same problems.
Alcoholism for example has been a problem and always perceived as social problem since the first records.
Physical or psychological illness was the same.
In such instant this should be seen as pretty unique solution to capitalism.
People would probably have to solve this problem differently in another society, but since people have the money and actually face the problem in such way it has a solution.
I think the guy is solving a pretty obvious problem and that is extreme extroversion.
Japanese are extreme extroverts. Also very J types.
They are hyper social to point of being neurotic about it. Which explains why so many people there suicide.
My understanding is that Japanese culture has many constraints, and very orderly culture, in some ways that is a big positive, but it also puts people into a lifestyle that brings about lot of restriction, less ability to be yourself, a lot of pressure on being specific kind of social.
The thing about socializing is that its not just a glue that holds people to gather, but it also puts people into a certain way of thinking and doing things.
In one instance it means nothing, but if you have a whole culture build around certain way of thinking and doing things, its very hard for people to really be individual and experience a real sense of individual when socializing.
I mean what kind of mad social pressure it has to be to end up with people willing to pay you money just to eat with them. That is mad crazy.