It is like that right now in many small villages in Italy, Spain, Germany, and possibly other places I haven't visited. This overwhelming sense of anonymity is

It is like that right now in many small villages in Italy, Spain, Germany, and possibly other places I haven't visited. This overwhelming sense of anonymity is in my opinion typical for US suburbs and US mega shopping malls. Most other countries have smaller and more intimate town squares, optimized for waking rather than driving.