Do people just naturally want conflict

[Belacqua]

I think humans naturally gravitate toward increasing conflict and chaos, and might actually enjoy their lives more, the more chaotic things are in the world, e.g. The Russia/Ukraine War, (pointless) political divisions such as Biden vs. Trump, drama in the household (married couples, parents/kids, money issues, etc.).......it just seems like people actually want all this bullshit, maybe because their lives are intolerably boring without it?

Probably this works differently at different levels. 

Like Russia/Ukraine doesn't simply result from a love of conflict. Mostly it comes from simple greed -- people profit from war. So wars are incited because somebody wants the results of the conflict, not the conflict itself. In fact those who profit stand above any real fighting.

At a personal level, though, I think a lot of times people start conflicts that aren't necessary because they see a chance to win over someone else. They get pleasure from putting someone down. There is pleasure in making someone else feel bad, if this can be justified in one's mind. Some people look for chances to do this.

So at that level, people start conflicts that are completely unnecessary, because they want to feel above someone else.