Regular readers of my previous blog would be aware that I had written numerous posts on the causes of mass shootings in USA as well as the futility of gun control in this country. While I will repost those articles here in the near future, we keep coming back to the same question- Why are mass shootings and similar incidents of random gun-related violence so common in USA but almost unheard of in other first-world countries? Why is the USA so.. exceptional?
Great take. I think Dave McGowan's research as published in "programmed to kill..." as well as William Ramsey's research on the wider implications of the so called "Smiley Face killer" adds much needed additional context.
We're a country with a culture of individualism. The proliferation of addictive personal electronic devices has taken this to another level, creating an epidemic of social isolation. How many young people have we allowed to self-isolate with their digital stimuli, alienated them from reality? I think there's a connection between the insanity we're seeing in the world and the proliferation of addictive hyper-individualistic electronic devices, not just among kids.
Great take. I think Dave McGowan's research as published in "programmed to kill..." as well as William Ramsey's research on the wider implications of the so called "Smiley Face killer" adds much needed additional context.
We're a country with a culture of individualism. The proliferation of addictive personal electronic devices has taken this to another level, creating an epidemic of social isolation. How many young people have we allowed to self-isolate with their digital stimuli, alienated them from reality? I think there's a connection between the insanity we're seeing in the world and the proliferation of addictive hyper-individualistic electronic devices, not just among kids.