"Hikikomori" is a Japanese term to describe a population of socially reclusive individuals who withdraw from the world and rarely leave the isolation of their homes. Substantial evidence shows that their social isolation is not merely a feature of other mental health issues, but a condition in itself. In Japan, the government has estimated that there may be 1-2 million such modern hermits, with an average age of 31. Although especially prominent in Japan, this is a growing phenomenon in the rest of the developed world. The United Kingdom, for example, created a Minister of Loneliness position in 2018 to help coordinate government action on this issue

In this debate, "treatment" means assertive, direct, targeted outreach by state-funded counsellors. "Prevention" can include implementing large-scale education campaigns for parents, reforming schooling to prioritize building social skills, implementing public awareness campaigns, and other such programs.

 Rational egoism is the belief that (A) man acts according to self-interest if he is provided with enough knowledge and that (B) man ought to act according to their self-interest.

The “commodification of time” refers to the process by which time is treated as an economic resource that can be measured, valued, and exchanged, particularly since industrialisation

A ""Stock Buyback"" is when a company uses its own cash profits to buy shares of its own stock