Comments on: Developing Cliques https://www.isegoria.net/2014/11/developing-cliques/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Spandrell https://www.isegoria.net/2014/11/developing-cliques/comment-page-1/#comment-1817338 Spandrell Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:05:31 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36643#comment-1817338 Bukatsu have internal hierarchy; the senpai are content to oppress the kohai and don’t need to go picking up fights with other clubs.

In any case, high school students are much too busy with juken and baito to be doing any mischief. You do get cohesive groups of friends in class, but there’s little conflict.

I’m not aware of any club system in China; my sources tell me the kids are so drowned in homework that they have trouble making friends at all.

]]> By: Gwern https://www.isegoria.net/2014/11/developing-cliques/comment-page-1/#comment-1817320 Gwern Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:56:53 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36643#comment-1817320 I wonder to what extent the clubs serve as cliques in China/Japan?

]]> By: Spandrell https://www.isegoria.net/2014/11/developing-cliques/comment-page-1/#comment-1809012 Spandrell Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:21:16 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36643#comment-1809012 Which is why there are no cliques in schools in China or Japan. Children aren´t given the leisure to engage in bullshit at school.

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