That sense of entitlement that they grow up with, after being overly indulged, is just as toxic as growing up with neglect.

Yep. It takes a village, where family life might be lacking.

Absolutely

While I partially agree with that, I suspect a big factor in all the problems we face in society begin in the home with one's family. If most people grew up in a stable environment with adults who were there consistently to guide them along the way during life's trials, I think most of them would become productive enough members in society so that "collectively taking care of needs" would not be necessary as the individual could readily provide for themselves in which to also then contribute to society (paying taxes etc). That would also include not making college education a requirement in order to be able to earn a comfortable living.

The other problem I've observed in society that probably is contributing to all of this greater harm would be the fact that we as a whole have become very intolerant and unforgiving of one another, which in turn has led to an increase in intense bullying. Day to day if one were to look hard one could find numerous subtle and not so subtle incidents of bullying and or the promoting of a bullying mentality. Politics are a good example, look how our elected representatives treat each other, at times openly insulting and dehumanizing each other. Mainstream media sources would follow close behind on that, taking jabs at and cutting up media competitors (think CNN & FOX News being at each other's throats for example). And it goes on and on, small wonder why so many kids these days grow up dysfunctional and thinking they're superior in some way(s) to the next kid. Please note my restraint on various types of addictions, in particular drug addictions, which are also a big factor contributing to the ills in society.

Guns are hardly the villain in society, and as the above meme suggested I do think that violent crime would be considerably lower if we focused our attention more on finding solutions to the problems I just mentioned. Of course, at times like this emotions take the pilot seat and dictate to people instead of logic and reasoning, and the one argument side goes on the offensive towards the opposing viewpoint, and said opposing view in return goes on the defensive, resulting in once again going around in circles and accomplishing nothing meaningful. The type of society as suggested in the meme would sure be ideal, but at this point admittedly I hold out little hope that the situation will ever improve like that anytime soon. Hope I turn out to be wrong about that though, that's one time I wouldn't mind being wrong.