I think you're missing the point of the article. It's not that these things don't exist, or didn't exist for her -- of course they do.
The point seems, to me at least, to be that in order to attempt to actually solve these problems you can't actively (or passively) try to exclude yourself from the people causing them.
It's like politics -- if you separate yourself into "us" versus "them", how are you ever supposed to work together to find a solution?
The point seems, to me at least, to be that in order to attempt to actually solve these problems you can't actively (or passively) try to exclude yourself from the people causing them.
It's like politics -- if you separate yourself into "us" versus "them", how are you ever supposed to work together to find a solution?