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I will tell you I have heard a roshe yeshiva, one of the most respected, say not to bring up this mishna as it will cause people to go off the derech. The priority structure for saving is not followed today lemeisa by anyone. Also, halacha sometimes has to be very simplistic and it can be misconstrued so people who dont know how halacha works might think the hierarchy is indicative of some sort of superiority.
Two male witnesses are believed for instance who we dont know anything about, but one witness is not believed even if its Rov Moshe Feinstein. Does that make the two witnesses “superior” to Rov Moshe Feinstein? Certainly not. But thats how halacha works, its often simplistic.
Halacha also allows for slavery. It allows the slave owner to breed their slaves. It allows to stone people to death and calls for mass genocide. Why dont you talk about those halachos?