I does feel like a mis-interpretation.
Start with why you think those genes are repressed.
The facts are, which DOES tie in with your additional comments, people stress over stuff that's not worth stressing over (so there's a cascade of negative hormones) and poor lifestyle choices.
There's an argument to be made for having to survive battles, starvation and injuries from a primitive life vs social anxiety at the club. In many recent studies people stress more now over petty things than they did during the two world wars. Heck we call jealousy FOMO
Stevesmi and I have discussed low test issues on many podcasts:
https://www.elitefitness.com/articles/podcast/