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

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

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

That original “Ghosts,” with three seasons streaming on Max, features different but still recognizable archetypes: a caveman instead of a Viking; a World War II officer instead of a Revolutionary War soldier.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

The whole point of technology, of course, is that it’s supposed to make our lives easier, and to deliver us from the pain and toil of our caveman state.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2023

I’d be their version of a caveman, of a guy so undeveloped, so confused by fast objects, that I’d probably get killed in my first winter without thermal underwear.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle