>We are way too individualists. That may work while the illusion of normality is upheld, but as soon as an emergency comes around, a real threat, it’s useless. And that makes it a very bad principle to follow, even in good times. 

This is the problem with so many people today - they are only making connections for the good times, and they disappear if someone is having bad times. But, if they are the ones having bad times, they expect others to be there for them, to support them. It is the entitlement of the times. 

Healthy communities survive are through thick and thin times.