Really short version:
People have been forced throughout history to live together because of lack of resources and cultural freedom to break out on their own.
That's changing with middle and upper-class people now, and it's a mostly good thing for individuals and for social interaction in large cities, but it can sometimes be a source of loneliness and depression for the poor, or for people stuck in suburbs or apartments with no socialization outlets.
It especially sucks for older people, because living alone is the cat's meow until you break your hip and realize that none of your mahjongg buddies are good enough friends to cart your groceries in twice weekly, let alone cook all your meals for you, or help you go to the bathroom three times a day.
If countries would just subsidize people's desire to live alone, and also bankroll our dwindling ability to take care of ourselves when alone and old, we'd all totally be happy and live in our own personalized individualized bubbles and only interact with people in ways that we wanted and we'd all live happily ever after.
The End.
/sarcastic blogging
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