As the fog of the moment clears from the Uvalde, TX mass shooting, I find myself asking "what has changed, that young men are more prone to committing such violence?" It is quite clear that something must have, because tools with which to commit such atrocity have been available for many decades, yet the epidemic of mass shootings is much more recent, and seems to have begun with 1999's Columbine massacre.
You read my mind. I was thinking of the societal delaying of adulthood as being related to the 18 year olds who cannot handle themselves. I didn’t think of the absent father aspect, but that is another good point.
It's a point others have made, and have been making for a long time now. The harm done to the young isn't just limited to turning a few of them into murderous sociopaths. Those are extreme data points of a broader cultural problem that's began half a century ago.
One of your best.
You read my mind. I was thinking of the societal delaying of adulthood as being related to the 18 year olds who cannot handle themselves. I didn’t think of the absent father aspect, but that is another good point.
It's a point others have made, and have been making for a long time now. The harm done to the young isn't just limited to turning a few of them into murderous sociopaths. Those are extreme data points of a broader cultural problem that's began half a century ago.
Excellent piece. Until we fix the root cause anything that is done will be putting a bandaid on a gaping wound