Nonsense that everything is predestined. A person chooses their own path. Even the misfortunes that befall them are already hidden beforehand in a person's head - in the mind, in memories, in experiences. Every moment, second, minute, a person chooses - to write or not to write, to leave or to stay, to smile or to show a sullen face. The latter creates changes not only in oneself, but also in the people around you, who see and perceive you exactly as you present yourself in that moment.
Reality is like a stage where a specific action takes place at a specific moment in time. The stage has attributes and sets characteristic of a particular event. The development of the scenario is determined by energy - what lies within a person's power is to give that energy a direction.
This story will not be about occupational segregation, but rather about the fact that women and men are different not only from a physiological standpoint, but also in terms of perceptual characteristics. The last century started something of a plague called gender equality. Probably - not without reason. Yet in my mature male mind, something doesn't quite add up about the restriction tied to employee selection...
Experience shows that each of us develops a wider or narrower circle of acquaintances, but true friends are only a few, or even just one (a genuine one). Most interestingly, those "real" friends come precisely from childhood, from school or student years. It is in youth, when a person actively absorbs information, develops new skills and abilities, forms or consolidates values, that lasting relationships are also formed.
The most pragmatic answer - when someone needs something from another person... money, sex, recognition, attention, help... An extremely simple formula, but it is only now that I have grasped it so acutely.
Altruism / selfishness is determined by a gene... It emerged that the most selfish were those with the shortest AVPR1a gene. Those with a longer gene were more generous.