Exactly. Once one can accept to take a step back, ask questions and maybe understand that politics and culture can often shape our perception of how things wor

Exactly. Once one can accept to take a step back, ask questions and maybe understand that politics and culture can often shape our perception of how things work, that's when it becomes possible to observe with a fresh look. I often have tried to criticize the myth of the alpha male, but I often crash into people who seem so entrenched in their own normed vision of the world. Please read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_dominance_orientation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_dominance_orientation It's pretty eye opening, it goes beyond conservative politics. It explains how people want to believe dominance is a real thing.