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[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 71 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The idea that wolf packs are led by a merciless dictator, or alpha wolf, comes from old studies of captive wolves. In the wild, wolf packs are simply families

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

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Baboons act more like that, you know primates like us.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bonobos, primates like us and more closely related than baboons, do not.

[–] Shou@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean. They are a matriarchy. So one could say the oldest is the alpha female. Who only accepts a new female in the group if she's able to sexually satisfy the matriarch. And in case you want to see what bonobo gay sex looks like... don't. It looks like two sopping tumors rubbing against each other.

Oh thank god the tumors aren't dry.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

...There are a range of animal behaviors out there, and just because humans choose to identify with some more than others doesn’t mean we have to.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-science-of-alpha-males-in-animal-species

[–] Roberto@mujico.org 4 points 2 years ago

Aren't we all captives of society and cultural norms

[–] zcd@lemmy.ca 54 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The louder they are, the more fragile they are

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't push alpha to production, silly.

[–] puppy@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So alpha males are males who are unrefined and flawed? 🤔

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Beta males must be further along in development, then.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Gold males used to be pretty damn good. Now they're just as buggy as the rest, and usually need a few patches on release day.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

"A delayed male is eventually good, but a rushed male is forever bad."

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes im a alpha male: still in developement and full of flaws

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 10 points 2 years ago

I'm a bad boy. I'm a boy and am literally bad at everything :(

LTS Males are more reliable, they may still need patches though.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Fear is the primary emotion of any dude who calls or thinks themselves a alpha.

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's really funny. Real alpha males don't care if you wear a rainbow or not.

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Real alpha males don't exist. The study on wolves having alphas have been proven wrong my most.othet subsequent studies.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Well...

Alpha wolves definitely don't exists, but there is support for "alpha" behaviour in primates, particularly chimpanzees.

"Alpha" is still a stupid and harmful idea, but it's not without precedent.

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

They also found in other chimpanzees that alphas don't exist. I think we are both in agreement that it's a stupid construct to apply to humans though.

[–] Auzy@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And the biggest badasses I know also drive some of the crappiest cars and such too.

When more hilariously, here in Australia, I do a lot of hiking and such, and the badasses these days tend to be women. There's a lot of macho guys who talk big, but I've done some scary hikes with elderly women and a woman with Parkinson's.

The guys and women i.know who do the most crazy stuff also tend to be the most friendly people

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

'alpha males' find that they cannot use their typical lazy tools for wiping out competition when dealing with such adversaries. violence against them is unacceptable. filthy rumors aren't damaging.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why are there so many

Rants against rainbows

And hatred of showing pride?

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Look. Once upon a time a rainbow was a rainbow and everyone loved them. Then a group of people turned it into a symbol of a political movement and now a rainbow is no longer just a rainbow.

Of course some people are displeased.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

The "symbol" being LGBTQ people asserting their right to exist. Without those "displeased" people, the symbol would have never been necessary.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That is nothing to what you people did to the swastika.

[–] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

Those are the people that just do what told to do. They're told how to feel and think and they gobble it up. They're easy to see, usually wearing a red dunce cap and have some flags of a washed up felon in the back of their black ram 1500.

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[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago

Alpha Males 🤝 🌈

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Was there always a bucket in that picture?

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Maybe they were feeding the rabbit from the bucket. The rabbit just wanted some snacks, and these kids didn't like that.

Reminds me of the fight porn video on reddit recently where a sp./port. Andrew Tate elbowed someone out because another guy fell asleep on his shoulder ring the subway and he had to have a closet gay fit of felonies.

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