What is a NEET?

Anime and manga fans are often accused of being NEETs. In Internet parlance: neck-beards, otaku, slacker, hobo. But what is a NEET? NEET is an acronym for an English (as in British, the acronym started in the UK) expression: Not in Education, Employment, or Training. The acronym started in July 1999 in the report “Bridging the Gap,” a report that focused on social exclusion  (Batini, 2017). The typical media image of a NEET is an …
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