The last paragraph of my comment was hyperbole. It's my smart-aleck nature emerging.😎
However...
You often attribute "egalitarianism" to foraging societies and characterize it as desirable. Alternatively, you tend to attribute "patriarchy" to agricultural and industrial societies and characterize it as undesirable. Most writers on Medium and elsewhere characterize egalitarianism as desirable and "patriarchy" as undesirable. You describe the social dynamics around patriarchal agricultural systems as "based in violence." Is that not characterizing it as undesirable?
The introduction and incorporation of any significant innovation will result in the emergence of reshaped social dynamics. The introduction of agriculture could be one of the most significant innovations in human history. The introduction of writing and the invention of the printing press are also examples of innovations that triggered the emergence of reshaped social dynamics. The automobile is another. Money?
The central principal that I hope to convey is that the social systems do not emerge through conscious intent. They are the result of a series of steps, each leading to the next, taken by "lazy, greedy, frightened people trying to find easier, more profitable, and safer ways" to procure resources from their environment. At each step, no one is anticipating the ultimate outcome.
You have obviously spent more time studying biblical narratives than I. I imagine your understanding of Genesis is at least as valid as the dozens of others I have encountered. I am indeed intrigued by your explanation of why a serpent was chosen as the vehicle through which Eve was led astray.
You associate the transition from foraging to agriculture with a transition from egalitarianism (desirable) to patriarchy (undesirable). I find your characterization eerily similar to the literal story in Genesis. Regardless of the author's purpose, the similarities between his narrative and yours are notable, although yours is subtler and more nuanced. Myths denoting a golden age in a remote past are not uncommon.
Most writers are "steeped in the myths and culture of their time." That includes you and me.
