I think it's actually the other way around. History is full of people essentially saying goodbye to their family and friends permanently because communication t

I think it's actually the other way around. History is full of people essentially saying goodbye to their family and friends permanently because communication took months and was expensive and moving for a better life. What you're saying is your familial and other social connections is worth more to you than the suffering you are experiencing in other aspects of your existence. I think what is actually going on is the modern economy has gotten really good at pricing things just below the pain point where most of us will actually do something about it, rather than your social relationships not being fungible, especially with modern communications technology making it easy to keep in touch with people if you really want to.