> If the culture represses and shames entrepreneurs or people doing menial labor, for example, that would be a big issue.
You nailed it. In Japan, if you did that kind of thing it would be hugely shameful for your entire family. People will go to great lengths to hide the fact that they don't have a conventional job.
> And if you are depressed, it's hard to find motivation to get out there and work and be rejected by all of the people who turn you down as you go door to door.
And of course the first point above amplifies any tendency for depression that people may already have.
You nailed it. In Japan, if you did that kind of thing it would be hugely shameful for your entire family. People will go to great lengths to hide the fact that they don't have a conventional job.
> And if you are depressed, it's hard to find motivation to get out there and work and be rejected by all of the people who turn you down as you go door to door.
And of course the first point above amplifies any tendency for depression that people may already have.