Botond173
1hr ago
I'm guessing the decisive factor in this is that the hard labor of dumb people used to be necessary for society to even function. Nowadays not so much.
Botond173
1hr ago
Why is there more stress and suffering now that would lead to the tripling of teenage suicides?
I'm no social scientist but I'd point out that this was the era of so-called latchkey kids which is a phenomenon that has largely disappeared since then but used to be the norm among GenX teenagers. This surely appears to contradict the thesis of some researchers that "the steady historical contraction of children's and teenagers' freedom to roam, play, and explore independently without adult supervision contributed to rising alienation and mental health strain" (according to Google AI). Admittedly I'm at a bit of a loss regarding this but I also assume that the environment where latchkey kids were forced to learn autonomy was also a stressful one.
I'm also guessing that lead poisoning and illegal drug proliferation also played a role.
Botond173
18hr ago
As far as I know, those 'hundreds of bombs' were actually 8 standard propane tanks bought from a store. It appears that they, being more or less average teenagers except for their murderous urges, just assumed that detonating those is a rather easy thing to do when in reality such tanks are manufactured with safe usage in mind for heating purposes. Are you referring to the pipe bombs they made earlier but did not eventually bring with them? I think those are only marginally useful.
Botond173
19hr ago
What I was referring to is that moderate Red Tribers used to support a normie-friendly tendency of 'compassionate conservatism' coupled with a sort of watered-down neoconservatism that allows average Joes to strut around as militaristic tough guys and is based on the notion that Middle Eastern wars can actually be cakewalks. When this nonsense fell apart, moderate Blue Tribers seemingly got the idea to promote a sort of more or less fake civic nationalism intended to 'heal the scars of a racist past' and improve relations between white and black citizens etc. This also fell through so everyone was disappointed in the end, which is fertile ground for political polarization.
Botond173
22hr ago
The Bath School Disaster in the 20s.
It bears mentioning for context that this was a bomb attack - an IED attack, to be more precise - by the aggrieved school treasurer.
Automation, deindustrialization and mass immigration have all happened though.
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