I was going to write a long piece about this, but too late too tired. Anyway short version is that it is complicated and my impression is that the current situation is due to a whole host of factors it has taken a long time to get where we are and I have no idea what a solution may look like.
I can think of historical precedents they usually involve religious movements or pseudo religious movements.
Saw this, now I have seen similar and for whatever reason usually it is the woman talking and the man sitting there gormless. Make of it what you will.