I'm not just talking about intrigue; I'm trying to describe a different model of the world which operates on a different kind of duality. In that model intrigu

I'm not just talking about intrigue; I'm trying to describe a different model of the world which operates on a different kind of duality. In that model intrigue is indeed the punishment, but care and support is the reward. This might be constrained to just my experience in the gay community and my extrapolation to the female population might be incorrect. All I know is that I eventually became strongly aware of a delicate and ever changing network of social ties every non-straight-male I knew was participating in and acutely aware of. And yes, it's probably a very essential component of the skillset political leaders need to master to rise to the top. I'd argue however that it only becomes a necessity to master at the top, whereas for most queers I know it's present regardless of political ambitions.