[Robert Urbanek]

Researchers who observed eight-to-twelve-year-olds in Florida found that, in contrast to the established tendency of children to gain popularity though prosocial behavior, some become popular through the threat of aggressive, disruptive behavior. — Harper’s Magazine, July 2022

Perhaps some people admire street rioters or insurrectionists because they want to feel like they are ten years old again. Violence is the elixir of youth.