It is a bit belittling of people to say there is no kindness and then say people are f'ed up. I used to commute in Sydney many many years ago and no-one spoke to each other. They read their newspapers, magazines or books.
You also need to be aware of kidney disease, classes as the silent killer. You can lose 90%of your kidney function before symptoms appear. An article outlining the markers for kidney disease would be informative.