Rage is common among young adults. In American black humor, it's
stereotypically white-guy, and they're kinda right.
There's a lack of support structures for young isolated adults
in the real world. There's plenty of support online, but since
there is such a variety of anger groups that meet online where
hating some organization or another is commonplace, I can see
how it's easy to get wrapped up in it.
Combine built up rage, social expectations to "Be A Man" without
anybody showing you HOW to be a man and groups encouraging
stories of conspiracy against them... it doesn't surprise me
that some will have what they feel are rational excuses to snap.
Solutions are community based but what's there to do?
Churches USED to serve that function but they are hardly
effective in cases of someone who feels disenfranchised by
organized religion.
So what's left? Bars?
Psychological/psychiatric support requires $$$ and
self-medication (alcohol, pot, other drugs) has only limited
effects in people with existing undiagnosed mental problems
exacerbated by online support groups who gladly fuel their
mental illness to blossom into maturity.
So, I don't know. I feel pity for them. Yet, more sorrow for the
victims who won't get much in the way of posthumous fame or
infamy as we all focus on the gunman.
I'm doing it too. But there have to be ways to prevent at least
_some_ future mass killers from ever even considering it a valid
option. Mind you, I'm not arguing for religion or against
religion. Rather, there's no equivalent social structure
available yet for a young angry person that can contain him,
keep him busy, keep him stable and going off the deep end.
There needs to be other social systems out there to help people
like this.*
