As early as the 1980s, Faith Popcorn pointed out that "cocooning" was becoming a reality. We long to protect ourselves from the world's harsh realities: Fantasy adventure, our thirst for new things, and non-traditional. The key factors causing "cocoon dwelling" are health and hygiene issues, financial pressure and economic anxiety, the "new normal" after the pandemic, the internet age, and a desire for calmness and relaxation.