caveman

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But it’s also part of Netflix’s “rise and fall” true crime genre, cautioning against believing in figures like Johnson, who hooks young men by flogging a version of caveman masculinity that associates virility with dominance.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

“It was essentially a caveman carrying a club,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024

"I gotta go into my cave and become a caveman," he told CBS news.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

Bringing the new view to the public hasn’t been easy, Gurche said: “This caveman image is very persistent.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2023

A caveman owned one spearhead or many spearheads; he had eaten one crushed lizard or many crushed lizards.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife