Comment by anal_reactor

> then I can go socialize with people I choose to

In the previous comment I was about to say it but then stopped myself: the same thing happened to human relations. Competition isn't local, it's global. In dating you aren't competing against the rest of your village, you're literally competing against the whole planet, because the cute girl you see at the office can get a Tinder match from a guy in Australia and there's nothing you can do about it. Similar thing happened to friends - why would you be friends with your neighbor if instead you can be friends with a guy who lives one hour away one way but he's more fun.

Obviously, it's great to be on the winning side and bad on the losing side. If you're rich and charming then globalization has zero downsides for you. If you're not, well, welcome to capitalism.