The article does a good job hitting several &#x27;topics&#x27; in the conversation, which is a reasonable place to start. As a collective emotional response, &quot;anger&quot; in the US population likely has a lot to do with rapidly changing social adaptations, acceptance, and transition which is frequently in direct conflict with traditional identity values - thus, a pretty understandable survey answer. Start broadening the perspective to include economic conditions (inequality, labor force participation) and it&#x27;s not really a pleasing long-term outlook on an intellectual level.<p>For some reason, I can&#x27;t quite shake the mental image of a cornered rat - its survival instinct response might be classified as &#x27;anger&#x27; but the context and conditions are relevant in the grand scheme of things.