https://thedispatch.com/p/the-changing-face-of-social-breakdownThis is an important article, I think. It makes the point that society used to be organized to channel potentially destructive desire and energy--all the exuberance of unrestrained sexuality, aggression, desire for status, whatever-- into healthy forms that were good for individuals and society. But most of the the social problems as understood in the past, like teen pregnancy, violence, divorce, etc. are all measurably in decline. But the reason they're in decline is that the exuberance, the energy, the potentially destructive desire seems to be missing. The more problematic social problem today involves social lethargy and risk-aversion. Failure to launch is more common than crashing and burning, though overdose/suicide might be the ultimate end either way.
