How interesting you should say that? OK, here's something I wonder about. My husband the old white man and I don't "fit in" with any way we were raised or any of the stuff we were told, instructed, or indicated we must, should do while growing up. And we are happy as could be! And, it sounds like on your own, you've realized, "Well s**t I am tired of golfing (or whatever) with these a$$holes" - there's the corruption aspect and also the wellness/personal well-being aspect too. Questioning the dominant narratives and shit we are sold. "I no longer choose to buy ..." whatever product it is. David Brin has been my friend, and if you are a sci fi reader, you may remember his "uplift" stories which I can't read any longer, it was such a patriarchal view of animals, and ... Bruce (my husband) and I love animals and nature. I think we're evolving. Evolving WITHIN our lifetimes - and evolving overall. That is what is going on! And it's actually really wonderful to just participate. Pain, bad things, things we revile ... but also wonderful things. You had an upgrade, it sounds like.