This has been a gradual process that was greatly accelerated by the arrival of the Computer. But the basic changes to mass psychology happened before it arrived.
People saw themselves, for the first time, as part of large societies. that operated differently. Part of this change was the disappearance of small businesses, especially the family farm. That was replaced by Big Business, that was hostile to personal interactions. It wanted everything to be Big.
This Economy sometimes stopped working, especially during the Depression. This reinforced the perception, that we were part of something Big,.that we did not understand very well.
And this ignorance was seen as a good thing: people were not interfering with the way things were. That produced the rich and the poor in such abundance.
People in their natural state, are part of tribes, numbering not more than 100 people each, speaking their own language.
The world in the Fifties was divided into two nations: the US and the USSR. That saw themselves as natural enemies. This produced the Cold War. That many people, including myself, benefited from greatly.
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