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> I eat this stuff up as a constantly lonely person, not in the "I wish I had a boyfriend" sense, in the "theres nobody to talk to, ever" sense.

Yes, a great deal of it is indeed nonromantic.

Welcome to the N.H.K. is what I would consider a different beast from Rent-a-Girlfriend what I've seen about it, though I haven't read it, and indeed more so describes your version of escapism from excessive capitalism and social and financial duties, whereas R.a.G. seems to mostly be escapism from loneliness by lack of social aptitude.