It is impossible to figure out how the world works without first identifying the dynamic operating throughout the universe, and then applying that dynamic to human interactions and the development of civilization itself. Anything else is merely skimming the surface.
But there are strong forces acting to prevent human beings from seeing and understanding that dynamic because that could upset the power arrangement. Currently humans are very passive RE our place in the order of things–we accept the dictates of authority rather meekly. That is why we have so many problems–the IMPACTS especially are not asserting themselves. To change the world, that has to change.