Shinji Miyadai and Lyapunov Inc. Launch Social Movement SISYPHUS
The movement directly challenges the assumption that technological convenience and economic growth increase human happiness, proposing a structural rethinking of values as AI integration accelerates.
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Sociologist Shinji Miyadai and Lyapunov Inc. have launched a new social movement called SISYPHUS. The project reexamines human happiness in the age of AI, drawing on neuroscience, sociology, and religious studies. It cites a 2025 report showing declining well-being in wealthy countries, linked to early smartphone use and weakened family bonds.
Sociologist Shinji Miyadai and Lyapunov Inc. announced the launch of SISYPHUS, a social movement that reexamines what it means to be human as AI reshapes society. The project cites the Sapien Labs Global Mind Health in 2025 Report, which measured subjective well-being across 85 countries and found that economically wealthy nations show declining happiness, especially among younger people. Key factors identified include early smartphone ownership, weakening family bonds, loss of spirituality, and prevalence of ultra-processed foods.
Lyapunov Inc., led by physician Aki Tominaga, provides assessment services based on the Free Energy Principle in neuroscience. Miyadai, who published Miyadai-style Anthropology in March 2026, argues from a cultural absolutist position that only intense passion gives human life meaning. The movement also involves experimental temple monk Ryugen Matsunami. SISYPHUS aims to shift the definition of happiness from getting what you want to a form rooted in respect and gratitude.
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