05-18-2018, 09:31 PM
(05-18-2018, 05:59 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I think it is a product of the new idea that "Fame" is more important than any "substance". It used to be that people strove to achieve something so that they could be famous. Now people just want to be "famous" for no reason or even a bad reason.
A person who feels weak and oppressed thinks he can become the most famous person in the country. That makes them feel powerful because fame is so important now it doesn't matter what you are famous for.
A higher percentage of the population owned guns in 1970, and I assume we had just as much mental illness as today. yet back then mass shooting (other than family massacres) were unheard of.
Those kids used to be able to fist fight it out in school and get detention. With no tolerance policies it stays inside until it just boils over with a weapon. I am sure everyone would rather see more fist fights at sjool rather than letting it escalate to serious violence. Kids need an outlet.
The social media culture of today does push celebrity over all else.
