We'd knock each other down a peg in real life too if it weren't for fear
of reprisal. All species evolved a put-down-others gene to attract mates.
Is it just that, tho? I mean, haven't we evolved more than our biology? Hahah, are we so hopelessly slaved to the baser instincts?
I think it contributes, but I mean, how much? I don't know--you could be on to something!