Discuss Tacitus and Lucretius

Discuss Tacitus and Lucretius. According to Tacitus, and in light of what happened under Domitian, what is the ultimate answer for civilization’s struggles: detachment from people and ambitions OR attachment to people like Agricola and to certain goals and aspirations? Which view now, detachment, as Lucretius suggests, or attachment, do you think is presented more persuasively, and why?