The book Cracking describes a future trend that will see people cocooned in the home and happily working, shopping, and making friends from their homes through the Internet.
預測未來生活形態的《新爆米花報告》，則用「繭居」一詞，說明窩在溫暖的家裡，在網上享受工作、購物、呼朋引伴的樂趣，是未來趨勢之一。