School shootings became common. Columbine was epochal. Back in the day, the greatest fear was that these losers would hang themselves, slit their wrists, sit in the garage with Daddy's car running. Now they're running around schools with assault rifles, black .22-calibers, and bombs. Columbine highlighted the change from angst to rage.
Boys have more rage than girls.
I listen to them talk tough about sluts and ball and six-packs. I used to think it was the rage that I feared, because it was visceral and physical, brought blood and pain. But when rage mixed with boredom, there was a much greater evil at bay. I'm so desensitized. There was something different about the Columbine boys.