I suspect that as energy per capita goes up, the direct reliance on immediate others goes down. Paradoxically because there is now so many other people you can depend on to provide goods and services. If the supply drops, this trend will go in reverse. Probably would be very messy on the way down however.
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Not the OP, but we lost the spirit of community. We’ve got way over board when promoting individualism as a way of life.
I suspect that as energy per capita goes up, the direct reliance on immediate others goes down. Paradoxically because there is now so many other people you can depend on to provide goods and services. If the supply drops, this trend will go in reverse. Probably would be very messy on the way down however.