It is theorized that some animal species live in their own social structure, which has an alpha male. Alpha males usually are the strongest ones in the group, which means they win most of the battles. And gets more opportunities to mate with available females.
It’s proven that the human species don't have an alpha male. However, that does not stop some men from identifying as one. Even though they are the only ones who think of themselves as “the strongest” as this Reddit thread proves. In fact, people have very interesting opinions about men, who claim to be “alpha males.” And let’s just say that these opinions are very different from what “alpha males” think of themselves.
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Like an alpha of a program or videogame, highly unstable and should not be available to the public.
Someone who’s really an alpha male has no need to tell you that they are so I imagine a barking little chihuahua with undeveloped grapes for testicles
That he's a f*****g idiot.
If I or any of mate called ourselves an alpha we'd be laughed out of the room. You'd literally become an object of ridicule if you said anything so farking stupid.
That he’s deeply insecure
That Alpha Males are a debunked concept some dude developed while studying wolves in captivity and then retracted years later when he realized his findings were wrong, and that was later extrapolated to humans by dumba**es despite the fact that our social structures and behavior is not similar to wolves or dogs. It's the equivalent of some dude saying he's the Queen Bee and actually meaning it.
"This guy's trying to convince himself more than us..."
If I heard someone say they were an "alpa male" I'd probably laugh in their face!!
"Ew"
Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. They’re not worth my time and energy.
Anytime any man has to come out and call himself something you can expect him to be the opposite. Such as the self proclaimed “nice guy”
Those are just as bad. In an Era of don't label me let me stick one on myself so you know how quick to run. Lol
Discount andrew tate
Don't even want the full-price thing🤢. And I'm a conservatives woman who likes masculine men. People think feminine is the opposite of masculine...no, the opposite of masculine is whatever Andrew Tate is.
Another weakling who wants respects he doesn’t deserve. This won’t go well.
Like poisonous bugs are bright colored to tell animals to stay away
He's going to be a huge jerk and he's probably not very intelligent.
Stop using cute animals. Sheep are highly intelligent. Don't insult the sheep.
My insides run away and I immediately file away the thought of “oh so if he gets angry enough he’ll hurt me”
One guy had the audacity to say in group therapy that he does not want to be labelled as the „alpha male“. He just told everybody that he thinks he is an „alpha male“, but is „humble“ enough to say he is not. What a d******d.
'I have an outdated view on an animal I thought was cool as a kid that defines my personality'
"my frail sense of identity falters when I can't insert myself into this astrology-adjacent, nonexistent hierarchy"
and I am hangry and want to talk to my special person how is no pickup - made ever
Omegaverse.
Long story shortish Omegaverse is a sort of fiction genre that originated in the Supernatural fandom but mostly shows up in original Korean fiction now. The idea is that everyone has a secondary gender (alpha, omega, sometimes beta) and basically Alphas are strong and have uncontrollable lust, omegas can get pregnant (even the men!), and almost every Omegaverse fic is about some super hot Alpha getting some obnoxious Omega male pregnant.
So whenever guys are like "Hurrdurr alpha male" I'm just like "GAY KOREAN MPREG FICTION".
Good to know I’m not the only one who thinks this when people talk about alpha, beta and omega (as terms used for people, I know that in different fields it means diff things)
"I'm taking MMA classes so I can win that fight at the bar I'll inevitably start."
"I have a deep, unresolved insecurity with my masculinity and don't know how else to address it."
Insecure.
I bite my nails - everyone can see it but can they see the 'me' that want to be free (ish)
Puffer fish. Cute, tiny, poisonous, little fish that puff themselves up when they’re insecure.
I love it. For just 5 beautiful seconds, my inner monologue can go from constant screaming to uncontrollable laughter 😂
I learn from the situation. What did I do to enter in a conversation and reach this point with another human being and how can I avoid it in the future?
Insecure idiot lacking in professional success.
Have never seen someone particularly successful refer to themselves with that term.
He has a small d**k, thinks he's Andrew tate and probably is a manifestation of the most fragile masculinity ever.
Give me 5 minutes with him and I'll have him walking on a leash
Smart people don't have to go around telling people they're smart.
Same thing applies. I don't believe anything anyone declares about themselves unprompted.
Dated a guy like this once. Loved Trump and Andrew Tate, referred to himself as an alpha, denied the patriarchy existed, loved to remind me how men will always be stronger/faster/more successful than women and regularly lamented about how hard he had it as a straight white male. Any bad male behaviour was written off as 'you don't know how hard it is to live with testosterone!'. Funny thing is though, he was the most insecure man-child I have ever met in my entire life. Always talked about how he'd beat the s**t out of any bloke who even dared to look at me because he used to do MMA (this extended to my male friends too), but then every time we had a confrontation with someone, guess who was nowhere to be found and wouldn't utter a peep? Dude used to get me to make his phone calls for him he was so insecure, ffs. He was 46. Pathetic.
Reminds me of my ex friend whom I described in my comment below here. He would always jump in a street fight, but in a pathetic way, like "I have to show who I am so that women will like me and think I'm cool". Dude, no woman thinks a guy who jumps in fights is cool.
Load More Replies... The 'alpha male' concept was originally based on wolves in captivity, so it was basically like saying you understand human nature because you studied a bunch of prisoners. In reality the 'alpha's' of a pack are the parents. They take care of the pack, keeping them safe and making sure they are happy, healthy, and well fed. So that guy with the knee high socks and waistpack full of snacks making sure his kids and friends are drinking enough water and having a good time? That is the truest alpha male you will find.
This is only partially true. The alpha/beta concept does exist in biology and is real in many species. How this is practiced depends on species, environment and circumstances. We can see the behaviour in captive non related wolves, but won't see it in feral wolves. Applying these concepts of dominance to human beings is simply idiotic. The only real way to apply this to humans is in group dynamics, where an alpha will take "control" in a group as sort of a leader. Who this alpha will be depends on personality, ability to lead and on expertise. The betas in this scenario are not submissive to the alpha, but are basically constantly challenging the alpha. They have their own ideas and are usually not the alpha because they are not interested in the additional responsibility or think they lack expertise. If it turns out the alpha is useless, a beta will take over and become the new alpha. Alpha usually means moderating and coordinating the group's work.
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Dated a guy like this once. Loved Trump and Andrew Tate, referred to himself as an alpha, denied the patriarchy existed, loved to remind me how men will always be stronger/faster/more successful than women and regularly lamented about how hard he had it as a straight white male. Any bad male behaviour was written off as 'you don't know how hard it is to live with testosterone!'. Funny thing is though, he was the most insecure man-child I have ever met in my entire life. Always talked about how he'd beat the s**t out of any bloke who even dared to look at me because he used to do MMA (this extended to my male friends too), but then every time we had a confrontation with someone, guess who was nowhere to be found and wouldn't utter a peep? Dude used to get me to make his phone calls for him he was so insecure, ffs. He was 46. Pathetic.
Reminds me of my ex friend whom I described in my comment below here. He would always jump in a street fight, but in a pathetic way, like "I have to show who I am so that women will like me and think I'm cool". Dude, no woman thinks a guy who jumps in fights is cool.
Load More Replies... The 'alpha male' concept was originally based on wolves in captivity, so it was basically like saying you understand human nature because you studied a bunch of prisoners. In reality the 'alpha's' of a pack are the parents. They take care of the pack, keeping them safe and making sure they are happy, healthy, and well fed. So that guy with the knee high socks and waistpack full of snacks making sure his kids and friends are drinking enough water and having a good time? That is the truest alpha male you will find.
This is only partially true. The alpha/beta concept does exist in biology and is real in many species. How this is practiced depends on species, environment and circumstances. We can see the behaviour in captive non related wolves, but won't see it in feral wolves. Applying these concepts of dominance to human beings is simply idiotic. The only real way to apply this to humans is in group dynamics, where an alpha will take "control" in a group as sort of a leader. Who this alpha will be depends on personality, ability to lead and on expertise. The betas in this scenario are not submissive to the alpha, but are basically constantly challenging the alpha. They have their own ideas and are usually not the alpha because they are not interested in the additional responsibility or think they lack expertise. If it turns out the alpha is useless, a beta will take over and become the new alpha. Alpha usually means moderating and coordinating the group's work.
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