>>52480I’ve thought about this a lot. The short answer is- creating stuff is hard. It takes a long time to form meaningful friendships, professional relationships, works of art, civilizations, etc.
On the other hand, destruction is fairly easy and instantaneous. In seconds you can demolish your social status, a year long relationship, a painting someone has worked on for years, etc. Just send porn to your boss, cheat on your bf, blow up a building, delete that book you’ve been typing.
This is why, I think, weak people are drawn to destructive behaviors. They’re afraid of committing to something that can be created. On the other hand, it gives them a feeling of power to destroy, because it’s instantly rewarding to call someone a slut or a nigger and watch their self esteem crumble. Or to blow up a building or deface a national park. These people have no power to create meaningful relationships or beautiful works of art, so it gives them what they think is the same pleasure to tear someone else’s art or self esteem down.