We could be brutally scientific observers in outer space and note:
This particular group of human beings appears to be in the throes of self-destruction. We have observed that young, fertile males are being sent to war on behalf of other tribes. Other non-warrior males & females of reproductive age are mating with same sex partners and thus not procreating. Females of the species are preventing conception or killing in uteri. Post breeding parents,male & female are abandoning their young to outside nurturers, tribal leaders and assorted non-breeding influences.
This phenomenon has been chronicled in pre-historic creatures with less brain mass. Surprising in a species with so much creativity and survival capacity.
(outta space reporting to base)
If your observers ran the place, we’d be killing off the “useless” and feeding them to the producers.