Career selection and support in the “oya-gacha” era

Abstract

“Oya-gacha” is a recent buzzword typically refers to children lamenting the randomness of their parents’ socio-economic status, behavioral characteristics, and other aspects of their family environment―factors that they cannot choose for themselves. However, from a behavioral genetic perspective, not only the family environment but also the non-shared environments outside the family, along with the combination of genes inherited from our parents, are all the result of chance or “gacha.” Moreover, the influence of genetics on individual differences in mental traits, such as abilities, is both universal and significant, affecting every subtle aspect of mental and behavioral life. Here, I demonstrated this argument syllogistically using the twin method and molecular biological evidence and provided implications for career selection.