It’s already here.

https://www.npr.org/2014/08/11/338042751/why-are-men-leaving...

https://cis.org/Report/WorkingAge-Not-Working

https://nypost.com/2022/11/02/disturbing-rise-of-the-nilfs-m...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/12/24/loneli...

https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/reports/loneliness-in-america

Hikikomori is just a word that’s specific to Japan. We certainly have the same thing here in the USA, we just treat the people differently.

Based on how much I read about loneliness in America these days, and the lack of dating/sex, especially among men, it seems like extreme isolation is increasingly common in the US.

Because modern urban design and car culture keeps people isolated in their boxes.