i am sorry you had that experience and that you chose to be by yourself instead. i can get where you are coming from. i left my home country for similar reasons. but i never gave up on community. along the way i met wonderful people and i realized that i can find a community by contributing to one.
community is not a fiction promoted by modern society. quite the contrary. community was always quite important throughout history. in fact the idea that we don't need community is a modern fiction. sure, some individuals may feel comfortable to live as hermits, and maybe you are one of them, but then you'd certainly be a rare exception, because most people can't go through life without having friends and a welcoming community around them.