"But it wasn’t just Japan. Luigi believed people everywhere were becoming NPCs, increasingly living their lives as a series of reflex reactions rather than consciously choosing their behaviors." I feel this is very true, and you can see it everywhere. It is even here on SN at times. So many people have blind faith in the government, taking poison when told to do so. Morals have become muddied, its hard to tell how people will react to different situations.