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mc32 on July 23, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Japanese 'rent men' who are paid just to listen

In some places people hire "mourners" others hire other people to add "volume" to their events. But these aren't as much psychological fillers as much as devices to save face.

gist on July 23, 2016 | [–]

Reminds me of "claque" people hired as professional applauders:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claque

reitanqild on July 23, 2016 | [–]

Mourners have been known for thousands of years already I think.

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