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[–] 114 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you have to tell people you're an alpha, you're not.

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  • [–] 137 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    There are no human alphas. Without each other we're all weak ass bitches. Just look at the series "Alone". Even the most rugged outdoorsmen absolutely get fucked hard when they are alone.

    We're a social species. Our strength is our cooperation. Anyone who thinks he's above the rest kicking ass all alone is just a moron.

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  • [–] 121 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    There's no wolf alphas in nature neither. It's an old and debunked theory based on studying captive wolves.

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-the-alpha-wolf-idea-a-myth/

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  • [–] 101 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    To be absolutely clear to anyone who hasn't read about this; it was debunked by the same guy who came up with it in the first place!

    The dude studied wolves in captivity, drew conclusions about their behaviour, then applied those studies to wolves in the wild and discovered that he'd got it all wrong. The behaviours that he observed in captive wolves were all stress responses.

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Because he’s a good scientist. He followed the evidence, ran a different experiment to test his findings, and followed the evidence again.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Not joining the whole alpha thing but where does alpha get described as lone?

    Meme Alphas are purported to be top dog but they still run with a pack

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    True. Though I’ll add, none of these people actually are leaders in their friend group or community. They think that being an aggressive ahole makes them a leader when real leadership tends to be about gently convincing people that they want to do what you want done or that they should do it anyways

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