hikikomori

"Japan had the concept of a hikikomori years before NEETs permeated the public consciousness in the west."

"Do you think things will ever get as bad as Japan where people literally don't leave their house/apartement for several years/decades at a time?"

"Its exacerbated in asian countries where gig labor is crazy cheap you have things like Hikikomori or Japanese single-parents hiring step-dads to spare their kids embarrassment at school."