I don't know who you are. What household you grew up in, who you spent time with, what you watch every day.
But I'm confident about one thing.
Right now, without knowing it, you are copying someone.
Albert Bandura ran an experiment at Stanford's nursery school with 72 children aged three to six.
The method was simple.
A child is brought into a room alone and seated in one corner with stickers and drawing materials. They can play quietly.
In the opposite corner: a small table, a chair, and a doll.
A Bobo doll — an inflatable clown about 150cm tall, weighted at the base so it rights itself when knocked over.
Then an adult enters.
For Group A, the adult sits quietly and plays with toys. Ignores the Bobo doll entirely.
For Group B, the adult behaves differently.
Punches the doll. Kicks it. Strikes its head with a mallet. Throws it in the air. And shouts:
"Sock him in the nose!" "Pow! Kick him!" "He sure is a tough fella."
Ten minutes of this.