re: Have you been affected by how crazy people are?

We're primates. We're closer to chimpanzees than any other species, and not the good ones. If we were like bonobo chimps, we'd be peaceful and resolve our conflicts through mutual physical pleasure such as sex. Bonobos live peaceful lives because they don't let conflicts get to an aggressive stage. Tension between individuals does not last long.

Instead we're like common chimps. They live in groups where physical aggression is the norm. Conflicts are resolved by the establishment of power of one individual over another, or others, via physical aggression. They even conduct "war" on other groups, killing and maiming to gain territorial advantages for their clans. Tension within groups is palpable and long lasting.

The hippies used to say, "Make love, not war." Maybe some of us are more like bonobos than common chimps but it's a tiny fraction of the whole.