Society has made us into our own seperate entities. What I call "brotherhood" comprises of neighbors, friends, family, lovers. Brotherhood has suffered due to aspiration.
We've "progressed" so much so, built a ladder so high, that we all climb it oblivious to the fact that we climb past/over people. Whether climbing toward prestige (the smart) and/or money (the smart AND the dumb), everyone is climbing toward the top, just not seeing/caring about what life should be.
Hell, I'm climbing as well. But I can see the others climbing with me. And I know where my destination is. And it's far from the top. I have no passions/aspirations. I simply want to live my life and be comfortable. I'll be climbing only high enough to have jobs where I help people, and in turn, I'll receive money of course, and satisfaction. I'm gonna be an English teacher, among other things.