Individualism does not preclude, should not preclude, being engaged with others. A connecting to others is a really good thing. It has nothing to do with capitalism dotg with ideology. And we would disagree over the role the government might have in creating those connections. But i think that's the bottom line, what you said is not banal or trivial.
Author and journalist Johann Hari talks about his book, Lost Connections: Why You Are Depressed and How to Find Hope, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hari, who has suffered with depression as a teenager and an adult, offers a sweeping critique of the medical establishment's understanding of depression and the frequent reliance on pharmaceutical treatments. Hari argues that it is our lost connections with each other, with our work, and with ourselves that explains the rise in depression in recent times.