It's more efficient to suck the productivity from the masses when they're actually massed up together, yet still separated enough from each other not to fight i

It's more efficient to suck the productivity from the masses when they're actually massed up together, yet still separated enough from each other not to fight it. Smaller communities that are more self-sufficient and connected would upset that, because the people wouldn't agree to giving up their productivity to some non-local entity. Therefore, our overlords ensure that "society" treats that type of lifestyle/community as something anti-modern and degrade it to "3rd world" status, as if the "3rd world" label was anything other than a way to feel superior. This is done through their captured communications channels, such as the media and various blog platforms they control; if they didn't have their fingers on the scale people would probably see that some good ideas could come from a different worldview.