When it's a cultural norm to not talk to other humans, and the go-to solution is to breed non-human animals to replace that companionship, I would suggest that

When it's a cultural norm to not talk to other humans, and the go-to solution is to breed non-human animals to replace that companionship, I would suggest that the major problem is the society of isolation. To say that people can't afford to mitigate the harm of their toxic environment, and that's an economic problem, misses the point in my opinion.