Depressing but true.
Remember how kids from different houses used to play together in the street? Now, they get hustled from organized activity to organized activity. If you see kids on the street, it actually makes you sit up and take notice. That is kind of indicative of the roots of this narrative.
Read The Vanishing Neighbor by Mark Dunkleman. Mark is a progressive and his family has close connection to Hillary Clinton, but he is perceptive and open to other ideas. He sometimes finds his way to discussions on Federalist.com.His book is based on his experience as a kid moving to a new state and exteapolated to a description of how communities have lost their anchors.
I just joined a classic rock band where wee practice at the guitar player’s house. He lives in a middle class neighborhood with speed bumps in the street. Postage stamp lots. I’m amazed at how many kids there are playing in the yards and streets there (Shepardsville, KY). Bicycles, playing with balls, running around, etc. It’s like going back to the sixties.
It’s conspicuous in its rarity.