Sociological Equivalent Splitting Atom

 Wade Davis in 'Rolling Stone' August 6, 2020 (here):

"More than any other country, the United States in the post-war [after 1945] era lionized the individual at the expense of community and family. It was the sociological equivalent of splitting the atom. What was gained in terms of mobility and personal freedom came at the expense of common purpose."

Of splitting the atom! Individual gain first, second and third and the rest ... externalities (my words). Let me repeat, according to me we should learn more about externalities. At universities, at schools, in offices, in factories, in the military, at churches and at home.

P.S. I wrote before on 'History of Dealing with Externalities' (10-2018).

P.P.S. Source picture: here.