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Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, director of Oxford's Wellbeing Research Centre, added: "In this era of social isolation and political polarisation we need to find ways to bring people around the table again - doing so is critical for our individual and collective wellbeing."

But the character’s terror of social isolation keeps the door open to a friendship that can resemble a hostage situation.

Experts also say the new administration’s moves could lead to economic and social isolation for many Americans.

What role has social isolation, atomization and loneliness as a public health crisis played in the country’s democracy crisis and its related troubles and causes?

To put the increased burden into perspective, more than three million homes in the UK welcomed new pets during the pandemic, often because of social isolation.