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What do the terms "alpha men" and "beta men" mean exactly? (Page 2)
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Lolll sooo Alpha men, in packs of wolfs you have a leader which is usually like the strongest out of the pack and they are dominant, they are called the Alpha. So Alpha male means the same thing lol.
Beta men, Im not to sure but I think I it means the opposite of alpha, someone who follows other people in stead of being the leader, weak, etc... (don’t know if that’s right lol)
But yeah those terms are kinda cringe and it’s just men with high egos like to use those terms,
it's a concept that's existed forever in male culture.
alpha male means "first" male, he's at the top of the hierarchy, for whatever reason. the reason is definitely contextual. a small wimpy man might be alpha at academics.
The common meaning of alpha is a mn who is basically the male equivalent of a supermodel.
That you're stuck in the 40's, when the research that first promulgated the idea took place. Also when it was disproven. But few people bother to read the retractions.
They mean a lot but are they "real" way to describe guys? Who knows.
Alpha is considered more dominant, more direct, self relient.
Beta is considered more submissive, with softer approach.
I think an alpha male is either a confident and virtuous and mature guy or one naturally endowed with unchangeable good traits like good height or fit genes or high intelligence.
Alpha male has been repurposed by misogynistic assholes to rebrand their naive behavior as "manly", and conscientious males as "beta males". But, "alpha male" more closely means " an easily triggered manchild suffering from toxic perceptions of masculinity and afraid of their own emotions".
Hefty💪 Hefty💪 Hefty💪- Alpha
Wimpy🐁Wimpy 🐁 Wimpy 🐁-Beta
In my opinion an alpha is someone who naturally is chosen and is an obvious choice for leader. A beta is someone who aspires to be the top dog and who would probably be a fine choice too but just doesn't quite have that x-factor
It means that one is an under-educated simplifying fool.
Online you'll find more 'scientific' ( :D ) definitions in plenty.
😂😂😂
Dunno bout alpha, beta but this is literally a gamma man 😳😳😳
That I am a girl, lol (male, 42, 43 almost - GaG profile doesn't check the poster's gender nor does it allow you to change it to what it is (what a long sentence, phew))
Alpha men just means incesure men who tell everyone how alpha they are
So true haha
exactly as shown in the picture lol
its a very broad term that doesn't imply any circumstances to be precise
Alpha is a successful socially dominant confident man. Beta is a unsuccessful socially inept passive man.
Yes but it’s funny that the dominant confident man that was in Bill Gate’s High School... well, no one knows him nor do they care now. But Bill Gates, he has fame, wealth, power, influence and a nice wife and family. The big talker at the bar is usually left behind in life from what I have seen.
@Jersey2 Sure but he’s a big outlier. That’s not a measure of reality
It is actually. I know a lot of rich nerds and a lot of cool bar/restaurant people. Big difference but these are not famous or at least not famous beyond their community of nerds. How about a 32 year old with half a million already. Or a 27 year old making $140k. I know these people and many millionaires in their 40s.
@Jersey2 Sure, I work in crypto where I know a lot of rich nerds but I wouldn’t consider them alpha by any means. Being socially dominant, confident, and taking the role of a leader isn’t how I’d describe rich tech nerds. These extreme outliers like Bill Gates do not showcase a realistic outcome for that personality type.
Those in crypto are alpha in the sense that they are taking big risks, leading the pack, and have the new key trait to success, intelligence. Society has moved so far in the past 100 years that Darwinism hasn’t culled the offspring of the less intelligent which would in the end change what women instinctively desire as the ones that select intelligent men will have superior offspring many of those women select other traits like strength which is not a requirement today for the most success. Society is unfortunately interrupting that as it provides a lot of safety nets that allow those offspring to continue breeding. Intelligent nerds today will produce the offspring of the future, the cool guy’s kids will not have the same resources or intelligence and will get left behind but it has changed so fast that the culling hasn’t taken effect to change the instincts of women yet... but it will just like Neanderthals were bred out so will those who would have been successful as recently as 100 years ago will be bred out. We are at an inflection point in this regard. In a microcosm, I think Asian females mating with white males will exceed others. White female and black male will be weeded out over time. I am sure many would say the black guy is cool today and strong but that won’t take them anywhere in the long run compared to the alternative. It’s a matter of time and then the more success female offspring will know which way to go. Natural selection will make it happen.
@Jersey2 Interesting take. I’m one of those guys in crypto. Taking risks and accumulating a lot of wealth. I tend to disagree though. I think we’ve evolved to an extent as humans, but at the end of the day- we’re still primal. A former navy seal like Jacko naturally commands a room without saying a word. Someone like crypto face is still gawky and nerdy. He might have more money, but I wouldn’t look to him in a tough situation. He’s not a leader. He’s a socially awkward nerd. An alpha confidently leads. These tech nerds often only have one aspect which is money. I also don’t like the ideal of comparing blacks to neadrathals. My best friend is black and is far from. I think there are much more accurate gauges of intellect and aptitude outside of race. I believe that women will always be naturally drawn to the confident strong alpha rather than the socially awkward rich nerd.
In 500 years will the Seal be different? A different type of man. 500 years will change things as 2100-2600 will be very different than 1400-1900 for the type of guy that will be most sought after. I think the weighting of what is important for success of offspring will fundamentally change.
@Jersey2 I think many things will be different but I don’t think there will be such a shift in which you’re suggesting because cultural shifts are cyclical and only one factor to why society acts the way it does. The other side is biology and it’s a big contributor as to why things are the way they are.
I believe it will shift and that it is inevitable. New skills are needed to progress across the solar system. Darwinism will snip the portions of the bush that is mankind to allow the stronger to emerge. In this case, stronger doesn’t mean physical strength. It’s the only way we progress, survive and thrive but it is a slow process.
They mean "I am a retard and believe in old concept which have been disproved a long time ago".
It means whatever the person saying it wants it to mean.
The same as "alpha female" and "beta female" exactly.
It means bullshit.
It doesn't exist in any form of psychology.
alpha is something to admire. This is someone like the old version of the Rock. Beta is Justin Trudeau
https://www.youtube.com/embed/XSe3vQCRXvITo be exact, it means bullshit.