I agree with everything you say about the article, except for the idea that aggressiveness (in all its form) has historically been considered more childish that

I agree with everything you say about the article, except for the idea that aggressiveness (in all its form) has historically been considered more childish that collaboration. I mean, the ability to go to war, together with being a father, has always been considered as the maximum level of adulthood for men, as far as I understand. And to be clear, I’m not even say that latest generations are “less adult”, ie “less aggressive”, because they are somehow “better”. In my view, this is a direct consequence of the fact that in the current society, aggressiveness is simply a less effective strategy, on average. Civilization is too complex now, and there are simply too many people around, for aggressive war-like behaviour to be succesful. Even the most hypercompetitive youth today, say in startups or such, are usually extremely diplomatic persons, that are able to navigate people. “We are all children” because there is simply no more room to be aggressive!