I'm not sure how to empirically measure incivility but it seems like it might be... There's certainly been an uptick in things from reckless driving to drinking to drug overdoses. There's a lot of anecdata from nurses, airline attendants, teachers, etc. about bad behavior being on the rise.
Maybe it's all just due to the stress of the ongoing pandemic. But, some of the articles below point out that these trends began before the pandemic.
I'm not sure how to empirically measure incivility but it seems like it might be... There's certainly been an uptick in things from reckless driving to drinking to drug overdoses. There's a lot of anecdata from nurses, airline attendants, teachers, etc. about bad behavior being on the rise.
Maybe it's all just due to the stress of the ongoing pandemic. But, some of the articles below point out that these trends began before the pandemic.
Examples:
[1] All kinds of bad behavior is on the rise https://www.slowboring.com/p/all-kinds-of-bad-behavior-is-on...
[2] As America reopens, businesses — from airlines to arenas — see an uptick in bad behavior https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/11/as-america-reopens-businesse...
[3] America Is Falling Apart at the Seams https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/opinion/america-falling-a...