> something tells me I'm not alone in being in this situation. You're not. All human society worldwide is optimized for isolation. Compartmentalized. Even the

> something tells me I'm not alone in being in this situation. You're not. All human society worldwide is optimized for isolation. Compartmentalized. Even the more communal cultures (like Middle-Eastern or Asian with extended families living in the same household for multiple generations). We have distinct "spheres" that may sometimes overlap a little but with almost no interfaces to mingle between them: Work, home, civilian, government, policing, shops, services, online, offline...