Yes. I agree. We are all guilty of some cognitive dissonance amidst our long held beliefs. None of us are immune. I was just reading an article in Scientific American about the difficulty of changing minds. It mentions research and study done in this area. The truth is that we are in a pinch between a rock and a hard place. Everyone saw the variety of opinions we got on daily, every other day, daily injections. Much of this is information that either a) has been handed down or b) gleaned off the internet. There are books, some of them mentioned here are very authoritative. But mostly it's dogmatic beliefs stemming from a) and b).
I always had a coach, then later, gym partner, or a physical trainer usually looking over my shoulder. Never did much reading other than collegiate level textbooks on kinesiology, human biology, chemistry, etc. I love that stuff. Just like we're somewhat flexible in our training styles (open to new things) we need to be open to new things in every area. For example, I'm going to try qd subq dosing for a month or two and see if it really is better. Even though everything I think I know says it shouldn't matter, there was enough anecdotal info to green light at least experimenting with it.
In regards to OP, the biggest thing I've noticed is that hugeness and strong masculinity are going out of vogue in lieu of more slim athletic bodies. Over the last 30 years, I've seen a huge rise in feminism and a societal shift in the view of strength and masculinity as toxic. This is not a political cudgel, this is a worldwide societal shift. I get labeled misogynistic right off the bat because I'm fairly big. Funny though, that after mass on Sunday, the kids love using me as a jungle gym.
And if children and animals like you, you're probably alright.
Here's that Sci Am article:
This week’s Virtually Speaking Science episode featured yours truly in conversation with Laurie Paul, a philosopher at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2014 Guggenheim Fellow, and author of a new book, Transformative Experience.
blogs.scientificamerican.com