The way people act is a function of what they think and believe. So why don't we begin to examine the conceptual basics, rather than just project from this very unstable social and economic situation.
Our current political reality is like scabbing over a festering wound, as the ones with any real power become increasing detached, rigid and predatory.
Here are a couple of efforts to poke some holes in the Narrative;
https://medium.com/@johnbrodixmerrymanjr/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-western-mind-906dc73cffe2
https://medium.com/counterarts/why-the-feedback-loops-need-circuit-breakers-531d1ab0fe0f
The bull is power. The matador is art.