Ghost of a Rider
Gold Member
Social media/media hyping is pretty much a world wide phenomena yet many other counties are not having these issues. It goes much deeper than that.
I’m not a sociologist but if I had to guess I’d say that the hands-off approach most cities took during the riots instilled a sense of impunity in a lot of people. Then of course the lockdowns were probably the catalyst as they stoked resentment and frustration.
I would go as far as to say that the Will Smith incident at the Oscars was a symptom of this malaise.