As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized that a lot of very mainstream advice people get about dealing with careers, society, etc is like “don’t do XYZ* or you’ll be eaten alive out there.” Instead of like “don’t eat people alive out there.”
*XYZ is just normal human behavior.
“Don’t eat brains or you’ll get prion disease” instead of “Hey, Prions, leave those kids alone!”
I get it.