Full Idea
A person who lost her family and community around 1750 was as good as dead.
Gist of Idea
In 1750 losing your family and community meant death
Source
Yuval Noah Harari (Sapiens: brief history of humankind [2014], 18 'Collapse')
A Reaction
This is a very good advert for liberal individualism, and marks the downside of 'too much community'.
Book Reference
Harari,Yuval Noah: 'Sapiens: a brief history of Humankind' [Vintage 2014], p.401