In light of the recent school shooting, I've re-ignited my thoughts regarding possible solutions with people becoming recluses, unstable and threats at large to society.
Yes, this shooter was 18 and no longer minor and details regarding their background is sparse at the moment.
However, I think we can agree in large part that American youth are having problems transitioning into well adjusted members of society. While this has always been a difficult journey for Americans, I believe it has been made even more difficult off the heels of Covid lockdowns in addition to a more volatile political/cultural divide amongst adults, many of which are responsible for raising these aforementioned youths.
This is coming off a tangential discussion with @Mowgli In the shooting thread in TLR. If you are interested for further context I'd suggest checking in there in some of the more recent pages.
I am trying to tackle this problem in a way that avoids touching the 2nd amendment at all. I do believe in gun rights reform and believe that a truly civilized society shouldnt really have the need for guns, particularly at the level that the United States currently has them. I also believe that trying to solve the problems of mental instability leading to an unharmonious living condition for many is not going to be solved by gun reform because at the moment, it doesnt appear that the right wing of this country is willing to pass legislation of that nature. Gun control may reduce the occurrence of gun violence but it doesnt solve the underlying issues causing unstable individuals to act violently towards innocent civilians.
I think many of the American youth is on the internet too much. Many Americans in general are on the internet too much which has lead to desensitization to the well beings of others and reality at large as well as as a polarization of beliefs leading to unrest.
We can also largely agree that many of the problems people face come from their living situations and things they are exposed to that they are not capable of handling.
While it is already a problem, I think it will become even more of a problem when our current youth begin to gain more and more abilities to act on their own volition destructively because they have not had the proper foundation laid down. At least with many of us, we lived a portion of our lives without the internet, outdoors in our communities and have a level of social skills that allow us to discern what's real and what's not.
One idea that may be palatable to both sides is to limit internet usage of minors to approved facilities with heavy censorship that forces them to use it in productive manners and shields them from toxicity that they ingrain in themselves.
Another idea would be to offer stipends to families that do volunteer community hours as a unit to encourage social skills, exposure to the "real world" and a sense of caring for others.
One more would be to have dormitories constructed in public schools with staffing such as guidance counselors to monitor and enforce rules of conduct such as those used at sleepaway summer camps.
Yet another would be to require activity/sport participation which would further encourage physical as well as mental well being that many private schools employ as a part of their schooling in order to graduate.
Many of these things may help our youth to adjust into adulthood and I think something needs to be done ASAP for the kids who missed out on so much development during covid to catch up and make the quality of living for all to improve going forward.
Thoughts?
Yes, this shooter was 18 and no longer minor and details regarding their background is sparse at the moment.
However, I think we can agree in large part that American youth are having problems transitioning into well adjusted members of society. While this has always been a difficult journey for Americans, I believe it has been made even more difficult off the heels of Covid lockdowns in addition to a more volatile political/cultural divide amongst adults, many of which are responsible for raising these aforementioned youths.
This is coming off a tangential discussion with @Mowgli In the shooting thread in TLR. If you are interested for further context I'd suggest checking in there in some of the more recent pages.
I am trying to tackle this problem in a way that avoids touching the 2nd amendment at all. I do believe in gun rights reform and believe that a truly civilized society shouldnt really have the need for guns, particularly at the level that the United States currently has them. I also believe that trying to solve the problems of mental instability leading to an unharmonious living condition for many is not going to be solved by gun reform because at the moment, it doesnt appear that the right wing of this country is willing to pass legislation of that nature. Gun control may reduce the occurrence of gun violence but it doesnt solve the underlying issues causing unstable individuals to act violently towards innocent civilians.
I think many of the American youth is on the internet too much. Many Americans in general are on the internet too much which has lead to desensitization to the well beings of others and reality at large as well as as a polarization of beliefs leading to unrest.
We can also largely agree that many of the problems people face come from their living situations and things they are exposed to that they are not capable of handling.
While it is already a problem, I think it will become even more of a problem when our current youth begin to gain more and more abilities to act on their own volition destructively because they have not had the proper foundation laid down. At least with many of us, we lived a portion of our lives without the internet, outdoors in our communities and have a level of social skills that allow us to discern what's real and what's not.
One idea that may be palatable to both sides is to limit internet usage of minors to approved facilities with heavy censorship that forces them to use it in productive manners and shields them from toxicity that they ingrain in themselves.
Another idea would be to offer stipends to families that do volunteer community hours as a unit to encourage social skills, exposure to the "real world" and a sense of caring for others.
One more would be to have dormitories constructed in public schools with staffing such as guidance counselors to monitor and enforce rules of conduct such as those used at sleepaway summer camps.
Yet another would be to require activity/sport participation which would further encourage physical as well as mental well being that many private schools employ as a part of their schooling in order to graduate.
Many of these things may help our youth to adjust into adulthood and I think something needs to be done ASAP for the kids who missed out on so much development during covid to catch up and make the quality of living for all to improve going forward.
Thoughts?
