Now, of course, it is just about possible, in the individualistic age in which we live, to deny certainly most, and perhaps all, of these prior connections and commitments; someone could emigrate and cut off all ties to family, friends, and former organizations such as school, university, workplaces (and possibly even the tax authorities!). Even then, unless the person were to live as a hermit, she would begin to accumulate such connections and commitments afresh wherever she then chose to live; she would simply construct another, even if entirely different, set of relationships.