Does Capitalism Erode Community?

In a word, "yes." But in a few more words, "That's a bit complicated."

I guess we can take this from a couple of different perspectives, so let me go high-level upfront. A common argument you hear, in memes and elsewhere, is that capitalism (a vague economic structure defined differently by 92 out of 100 random people) contributes to the decline of community (a vague concept that can be measured in different ways, but most…