" Historically, the dominant culture assumed superiority in knowing what is best has led to much waste and little progress."
an excellent observation and point
basically for human kind - for a lot of our history - it's been 'the biggest bastard wins' ---
that's what gave us Royalty and all it's horrors -------- it was the most ruthless mob who got to the top
does it work? - well, yes, it works - but, it sure doesn't give an outcome of the quality being - all it does is to give animals that are survivors - good enough to harness or kill the other mob
that's not really what I consider a value experience
syphilis spirochetes are good survivors as well ------------------ but, we really could do without them