Nobody gets it
It seems to me, we're more different from our friends, family, and acquaintances than we've ever been.
Two hundred years ago, if a neighbor child had caused trouble on one's farm after a storm and the victim wanted to learn how to manage their frustration from a Christian perspective, who might they turn to? Who would fully understand their situation? I don't know… everyone!? Well, almost everyone. Their friends, family, and acquaintances would be neighbors, with the same weather, religion, fellow acquaintances, and, in many cases, the same occupation.
Today, if a former Lutheran and current Buddhist accountant living in Portland has trouble getting along with their boss, an evangelical former banker living in Omaha, who might they turn to? Who would truly understand their predicament? Hardly anyone. Many people would be able to offer advice, yes, but would they really get it?
I haven't even mentioned political affiliation, with politics now less a tool for solving practical problems and more a means of self-realization.
I wonder to what extent this explains rising rates of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and other unhappiness.