This is predictable and natural. Given alternatives, people don't want to unnecessarily interact with others. They don't want "civic participation," they don't

This is predictable and natural. Given alternatives, people don't want to unnecessarily interact with others. They don't want "civic participation," they don't want politics, they don't want regulations, and they certainly don't want the frustration of negotiating with people who value different things and work toward incompatible goals. An average person doesn't want a "society," he wants a house and a family he can defend physically, and the rest of the world and the people in it are at best an unpleasant afterthought and at worst a threat. To the extent technology can help achieve this ideal, I consider it a good thing.