Progressivism in the west has decided to take the track of individualism rather than collectivism, and this is the result. If people are lonely, it’s not “power and profits” causing that. It’s the decline of what used to be the strongest forces bonding people and communities together: religion and kinship. And progressivism has helped achieve that decline, by making social liberalism a core part of the platform—and indeed the most important part.

When you tell people that they’re unique individuals and self actualization is the highest virtue, there’s little room for family.