>We do not go feral because from a young age we are socialized in our ethnic and religious communities, have a firm family structure with roles, duties, and aut

>We do not go feral because from a young age we are socialized in our ethnic and religious communities, have a firm family structure with roles, duties, and authority, and we have purpose. We are socialized to feel shame if we express anger outside of its proper context, and can face social repercussions such as ostracisation, ritual shaming, and even exile. We may call this chivalry, futuwwa, javanmardi, or civility. The last of those terms is important as a general catch-all phrase for how to conduct oneself in any given society. The man talks about inconvenient truths but I feel he deflects the issue with another inconvenient truth and no data to back it up. The fact of the matter is, there is correlative data that can associate certain quantitative metrics with people who go "feral." Sure family structures could contribute to this but really what's going on is socioeconomic. The likelihood of a man going feral is directly tied to his socioeconomic level in society relative to others. Data consistently shows this. It makes sense why men are biologically wired this way. You have less to lose as someone who's low on the social ladder so risky and "feral" behavior makes more sense from a cost benefit analysis. Think about it, a man is dirt poor and is therefore already ostracized because he is poor, so what does he have to lose in engaging in risky behavior where the loss is only ostracisation? The rising trend we see in the world today is directly tied to wealth inequality. It is an economic problem and one of the downfalls of capitalism (a system where there currently is no clear alternative). Family support structures is just a related side effect, but I doubt it has as much causative influence as the author thinks. There are plenty of rich people who come from broken families who do not act feral. If this was simply a family problem you'd see feral people across the economic spectrum. As wealth inequality rises you will see more and more people become feral until "feral" becomes "normal." It won't necessarily become mad max as long as people who have access to plentiful resources are able to maintain order and control. As long as there are limited resources and those limited resources are distributed unevenly this problem will always exist. Men are not stupid. People know what constitutes civilized behavior and what doesn't, don't presume that a lack of family structure makes a man so stupid that he cannot tell the difference. Men who go feral choose to go feral. That's right. It's a choice that's made based off of a cost and benefit analysis of their circumstance.