“It may be worth considering whether middle-class American life -- for all it's material good fortune -- has lost some essential sense of unity that might otherwise discourage alienated men from turning apocalyptically violent.”— Sebastian Junger, amazon.comTagged: Human Nature, Violence, Guns, Shootings, Why people are such dicks
“If war were purely and absolutely bad in every single aspect and toxic in all its effects, it would probably not happen as often as it does. But in addition to all the destruction and loss of life, war also inspires ancient human virtues of courage, loyalty, and selflessness that can be utterly into…”— Sebastian Junger, amazon.comTagged: War, Human Nature, Violence
“The world we are living in -- and the peace that we have -- is very fucked up if somebody is missing war. And many people do.”— Nidzara Ahmetasevic, amazon.comTagged: War, Mental Health, Community
“It may say something about human nature that a surprising number of Americans -- mostly men -- wound up joining Indian society rather than staying in their own. They emulated Indians, married them, were adopted by them, and on some occasions even fought alongside them. And the opposite almost never…”— Sebastian Junger, amazon.comTagged: Community
“Humans don't mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary.”— Sebastian Junger, amazon.comTagged: Suffering, The Digital Age, Community
“How do you become an adult in a society that doesn't ask for sacrifice?”— Sebastian Junger, amazon.comTagged: Adulthood, Adulting, Suffering, The Digital Age