This oversight is particularly crippling in view of the impending transformation, which will upend the underpinnings of contemporary society. Indeed, at present, despite unprecedented economic integration and new opportunities for cooperation, our social interactions remain atomized.
从即将到来的将颠覆当代社会基础的转型的角度看，忽视这一点后果很严重。事实上，从目前看，尽管经济一体化前所未有，新的合作机会层出不穷，但我们的社会互动依然呈现出原子化（atomized）的特征。