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Isn't it all the same phenomenon? People are choosing a fake reality and are disengaging from other people.

>How much of this is moral panic?

100%, but just because it is a panic over morals does not mean it is real. When the religious right feared that same sex marriage and weed was going to get legalized and that children were going to listen to music which rejected all christian values, they were 100% right.

This is about value judgments. Do you value interacting with other people more than, your comfortable fake reality?