Ironically, I think they're looking for (and finding) a life with more interconnection by rejecting one with "such intense and obligatory interconnection" as yo

Ironically, I think they're looking for (and finding) a life with more interconnection by rejecting one with "such intense and obligatory interconnection" as you put it well. I guess it's the natural evolution of things: 1. we seek connectedness. 2. we invent a set of reductionist mechanisms for achieving connectedness 3. we discover that the reductionist aspect really matters and the connectedness we've achieved is hollow and fake 4. we (or rather our heirs since we're too stubborn to change) adapt to the new reality and build some degree of real connectedness on top of the old and a warped version of the new. "warped" meaning either "adapted to actual needs" or "perverted to serve unintended purposes" depending on whether your interests are being served or not.