Reminds me of this quote from an essay by Roderic Day - “When we proudly assert that we are for the individual over the collective, we’re essentially saying that some people count as people, and some don’t. At the heart of liberalism lies dehumanization; we should not forget that slave ownership was one of the original “individual rights” that was so fiercely fought for by American revolutionaries.” https://redsails.org/masses-elites-and-rebels/
Hyper capitalist, individualistic culture has lead to this point. It’s very sad. Imagine if most people actually had the time, energy, and resources to spend time collectively caring for others (especially children, the elderly, disabled, etc).