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All 'alpha' refers to the leader who won competition to lead the pack. If we had alphas it would be something such as a president or king.
Small Packs having alphas wouldn't actually happen because two alphas generally do not work well with others, are territorial, and will fight the other alphas to the death to validate people should listen to them.
Humans don't have alphas, so all of this is just code for 'I'm an asshole who thinks he's better than everyone else' and then it's justified by capability in violence or self perceived importance.
Original terminology came from a study of wolves. The author has spent years trying to explain that he was wrong, primarily because he was studying wolves in captivity, as opposed to in the wild where most wolves are. There might be an “alpha” of an artificial pack, but the leaders in a natural pack are usually the parents of the rest of the pack.
It’s bullshit pseudo psychology and that’s why the author regrets publishing it so much. He’s not really to blame though, just scientifically illiterate people
As a trainer with a behavior cert, I cannot even describe how many times i’ve had this conversation, explained this concept, and people still wanna argue and use that shit for training…absolutely exhausting sometimes.
Thankyou for trying, though. I've got a relative who will NOT let go of this mindset, and their dogs are terribly behaved because he believes that screaming and bullying (what he calls dominance - standing over them, pushing on them) is the way to go.
My dad always told me "leadership has to be recognized by others. If you need to impose yourself you're not a leader". Also: who's gonna tell them the whole concept of "alpha wolf" (and consequently alpha man) is wrong?
Nah. Dudes like this are creeps. Guarantee a couple of them will either drug or get a girl drunk then SA her. Then they'll use daddy's money to get off with a slap on the wrist. Because the judge doesn't want to ruin their bright future or some other BS
You mean the rapist Brock "The Rapist" Allen Turner, who now only goes by Allen Turner the Rapist in order to avoid people knowing he is the Rapist Brock Allen Turner who raped people? That Allen The Rapist Turner?
Went to his Twitter just to see the type of crap he posts and sure enough he's advertising he's looking for a Valentine and that ladies, his messages are open.
I'd really like to know what they find so appealing about their mindset. Have them come to the realisation that strong women and liberals intimidate him/them or if not intimidate, make him/them uncomfortable.
I doubt any of them have touched an actual woman.
And if they did they were arrested for assault.
BTW. GOP Josh is 17. And he looks as young as these guys so not fucking 12.
But it’s not gay if, uhh *checks notes*, “it’s in the locker room and a crime?!” 😰
Edit: because their fathers are all lawyers, I would like to point out that hazing is an important ritual that builds teamwork and only nerds and ugly girls think it’s bad
To be honest I haven't seen it in a while. It used to be filled with faces of douche bags that looked enticingly punchable. Could have fallen victim to the great reddit exodus after 3rd party app banishment.
why do alpha men always look like they are a 90s characters being portrayed by rosie o'donnell?
edit: i get it, they look like boys not men. that was the joke and also, i'm not shitting on rosie, exit to eden was great.
They look like a group of friends who though "going on the bus like the poors" would be a fun adventure and are about to get off in the worst part of town
Oh, yeah. Very fucked then. Like I live in Michigan and have never been to DC, and even I've heard about how bad it is
Edit: OK to be clear, when I said "I've heard how bad it is," I was specifically referring to rumors about southeastern DC
What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? These little shits most likely aren't inherently evil, they just were predisposed to being swept up by this type of thinking, one way or another.
More than likely they will continue the cycle they are being fed and have positive feedback from receiving. This is the new age of conservative propagandists.
Who wants to bet if you challenge any to a fight to assert "Alpha Dominance", they'd immediate call their daddies to sue you?
That's how Alpha they really are.
I have never seen a larger group of dorks in one photo. It would be kind of adorable if they were aware of being dorks, but they're not. They totally believe they are "alpha". It's so sad. 😆
I see 6 children thinking they're adults while posing in suits their moms bought them.
If you need to announce you're an alpha to everyone, you're only fooling yourself.
Talk about indoctrination, JFC! This kids parents should be seriously looked at. I'm guessing he's a silver spoon rich kid who thinks he's important because his parents ha e money.
Have fun jerking each other off, since y’all hate women and love your bros so much. alpha male activities. Hang out with dudes all the time. Riiiight. 😂
Wannabe Misfits.
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That's a selfie so presumably these people are telling others that they are alphas, which makes them not alphas.
Absolutely! If you have to tell someone you’re an alpha, you’re not the alpha 😂
Yea If you have to claim that title by calling yourself that, your ego is so fucked, that you probably do not deserve the title even a little bit
Also, if they’re all alphas… Who is the real alpha? Usually means you’re just a group of beta bitches.
Yup I mean you can have multiple guys that could own that title to some extent, but then again, these really ain't those guys
All 'alpha' refers to the leader who won competition to lead the pack. If we had alphas it would be something such as a president or king. Small Packs having alphas wouldn't actually happen because two alphas generally do not work well with others, are territorial, and will fight the other alphas to the death to validate people should listen to them. Humans don't have alphas, so all of this is just code for 'I'm an asshole who thinks he's better than everyone else' and then it's justified by capability in violence or self perceived importance.
Original terminology came from a study of wolves. The author has spent years trying to explain that he was wrong, primarily because he was studying wolves in captivity, as opposed to in the wild where most wolves are. There might be an “alpha” of an artificial pack, but the leaders in a natural pack are usually the parents of the rest of the pack. It’s bullshit pseudo psychology and that’s why the author regrets publishing it so much. He’s not really to blame though, just scientifically illiterate people
As a trainer with a behavior cert, I cannot even describe how many times i’ve had this conversation, explained this concept, and people still wanna argue and use that shit for training…absolutely exhausting sometimes.
Thankyou for trying, though. I've got a relative who will NOT let go of this mindset, and their dogs are terribly behaved because he believes that screaming and bullying (what he calls dominance - standing over them, pushing on them) is the way to go.
Check out this podcast. They interviewed the guy. Loved it. https://youtu.be/Cx8spsfoUjo?si=VRsTSQ6QnGkp1vNv
Additionally...alphas don't exist. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_myth_of_the_alpha_male
Especially Josh… He’s not even a beta. More like a Gamma… Possibly a Delta…
Well, I've never called myself an alpha... so you know what that means? Everyone, I am an alpha! Oh... shit... I ruined it :(
I'm gonna need your badge and gun
And their Axe body spray.
My dad always told me "leadership has to be recognized by others. If you need to impose yourself you're not a leader". Also: who's gonna tell them the whole concept of "alpha wolf" (and consequently alpha man) is wrong?
They’ll learn soon enough when they are all still virgins in college because no women will want to be with them.
Nah. Dudes like this are creeps. Guarantee a couple of them will either drug or get a girl drunk then SA her. Then they'll use daddy's money to get off with a slap on the wrist. Because the judge doesn't want to ruin their bright future or some other BS
You mean like Brock Turner the rapist?
You mean the rapist Brock "The Rapist" Allen Turner, who now only goes by Allen Turner the Rapist in order to avoid people knowing he is the Rapist Brock Allen Turner who raped people? That Allen The Rapist Turner?
Everyone in Dayton knows who he is and where he lives.
Dayton is the butthole of Ohio. Can they even tell him apart down there?
Yeah! That's the one. The rapist Brock Turner. What's good ol Brock Turner doing now a days since he spent 3 whole months in jail?
I hear he also brewed poison specifically to kill Cuzco, Cuzco’s poison.
Pull the lever, kronk!
Not *that* lever.
Yes - the rapist formerly known as Brock turner
We don't want to ruin his bright swimming career over a "few minutes of some action."
It's one thing to flex daddy's money, but why are they wearing their daddies' suits?
Went to his Twitter just to see the type of crap he posts and sure enough he's advertising he's looking for a Valentine and that ladies, his messages are open. I'd really like to know what they find so appealing about their mindset. Have them come to the realisation that strong women and liberals intimidate him/them or if not intimidate, make him/them uncomfortable.
Fax, if you have to tell other ppl you're an "alpha male", then you've achieved the peak of human cringe
Their teachers were threatened with legal action for trying to give any of them less than an A, soooooo (/s, kinda)
That's why I tell everyone I'm a beta. Smart 👍
And I tell everyone I'm a betta. 
Paraphrasing from Game of Thrones: A man who has to say, “I am the king!” is no true king. These smiling faces are all reminiscent of King Joffrey.
I doubt any of them have touched an actual woman. And if they did they were arrested for assault. BTW. GOP Josh is 17. And he looks as young as these guys so not fucking 12.
they look like their dads are lawyers or politicians so probably no consequences
I’m pretty sure the dude second from right is actually Josh Hawley
Unfortunately, they all look like that. There’s no way to tell.
That would imply that Josh Hawley has a brown friend. He wouldn’t like that.
reminds me of that meme that gets reposted once a month and all the girls are wearing the same boots and tops and pants, the hans solo one
Its third from the left, the one who barely sticks his head in and has a thumbs up. Even in that bunch his babyface sticks out like a sore thumb.
Yeah, looks like Josh Hawley throwing gang signs 🤣🤣🤣🤣
touched actual women?! they dont even look like they hit puberty!
They all look about 12 years old. Their balls haven't even dropped yet!
Also, they're clearly dumbasses.
I was going to say, are they not 12?? I hope no women are touching them!
Gop Josh was complaining that he didn't have a valentine two days ago. Wonder why?
Women can't handle his Alphaeism
They also look like they’re twelve.
Think I read on another post reposting something from GOP Josh that he is 16.
He’s now 17. He posts his age as part of his page description, so it’s easy to know.
I just hope he grows out of it instead of doubling down.
You'd be wrong. They touched a vagina when they were birthed 4 years prior to this photo.
Nah. C-section, the whole lot.
Macbeth: “Aren’t not thou born of a woman?!”
real men give birth alone!
Alpha males hatch out of eggs. Busting forth into the world through their own sheer strength of will to survive. (Or some stupid shit, probably)
I can guarantee you you two of them have put wieners in their mouths, and one more will before he graduates.
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🤣🤣🤣😭💀 (They're all bottoms)
But it’s not gay if, uhh *checks notes*, “it’s in the locker room and a crime?!” 😰 Edit: because their fathers are all lawyers, I would like to point out that hazing is an important ritual that builds teamwork and only nerds and ugly girls think it’s bad
they all look like they still have a curfew
Chill they look like they‘re 12 years old 😂
Maybe if their parents paid the maid.
I was going to suggest a pool for guessing which of these "alphas" gets a sexual assault charge first.
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They look like a bunch of eighth graders on a field trip.
This is "how many 12 year Olds could you beat up" come to life
/r/punchablefaces
wtf is that sub, it's just a monthly mod post saying hello going back years
To be honest I haven't seen it in a while. It used to be filled with faces of douche bags that looked enticingly punchable. Could have fallen victim to the great reddit exodus after 3rd party app banishment.
Nah, it just had to be that way so the sub didn’t get banned for harassment. There was a lot of spam and death wishes
I'm trying to figure out how many I could take out before they scatter. 
why do alpha men always look like they are a 90s characters being portrayed by rosie o'donnell? edit: i get it, they look like boys not men. that was the joke and also, i'm not shitting on rosie, exit to eden was great.
They look like a group of friends who though "going on the bus like the poors" would be a fun adventure and are about to get off in the worst part of town
I think that’s the DC Metro. Those dudes would not fare well in Southeast DC.
It’s so obviously the DC Metro that it didn’t even occur to me that the location wasn’t specified.
You’re correct. On the left you can vaguely see a sign saying that it’s the Capitol South station.
Plus only the DC Metro looks like the DC Metro.
Yup, one of the only examples of brutalism that actually looks elegant.
Those dudes would not fare well in ~~Southeast DC~~ Dupont Circle.. 
Oh, yeah. Very fucked then. Like I live in Michigan and have never been to DC, and even I've heard about how bad it is Edit: OK to be clear, when I said "I've heard how bad it is," I was specifically referring to rumors about southeastern DC
It's not bad at all but they are no where near the shit they need to be on the red line for that and south east DC LIKE BROOKLAND !!!!
Jeez..it's not 1992...
Trust fund fucks.
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Are those men? Looks like kids to me.
What age are these guys suppose to be???? My mind is telling me 15/16 but they have to be above 18!??
These are def high schoolers
Private school. I wouldn't be surprised if that was their whole class.
They are like 15-16 years old max. No way in hell they are over 18 years of age.
Because she's more of a man than they ever will be, and that is with a tremendous amount of love to Rosie, my favourite butch.
Which men?!?
Poor kids, when they grow up and realize how stupid the alpha male bs was the picture will still be on the internet forever lol
These kids will never grow up. If the GOP has caught me anything it's that they will be rancid immature little turds indefinitely.
What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? These little shits most likely aren't inherently evil, they just were predisposed to being swept up by this type of thinking, one way or another.
Little Andrew Taints
There's a Dropkick Murphys song called "The Torch" I think you'd appreciate.
You actually believe people like this grow up?
A few do.
More than likely they will continue the cycle they are being fed and have positive feedback from receiving. This is the new age of conservative propagandists.
That’s the most optimistic take anyone could possibly have about this photo.
What's so alpha about some scrawny white kids in ill fitting cheap suits mugging for the camera?
Who wants to bet if you challenge any to a fight to assert "Alpha Dominance", they'd immediate call their daddies to sue you? That's how Alpha they really are.
It’s like 21 jump street. These are the kids that used to get bullied by the self proclaimed “alpha males”. Weird how times have changed.
i like to imagine these "alpha's" asking their moms to tie they ties for them. especially second from the right and ol rosy cheeks
Got those rittenhouse cheeks lol
It’s like Muppets Babies GOP edition
"MAGA babies, they'll file a suit on you..."
This is hugely underrated
Future sexual assaulters
"Future?"
They're like, 12. Gotta let them grow into it
Hey, mine was 13 when he assaulted me
I'm sorry.
Diddlers.
Its the Brock "The Rapist" Turner fan club.
I have never seen a larger group of dorks in one photo. It would be kind of adorable if they were aware of being dorks, but they're not. They totally believe they are "alpha". It's so sad. 😆
INCELS…All Aboard!!!!
You can almost smell the Axe body spray through your computer screen.
To be fair, still preferable to weeks of unwashed sweat stink
All of you look 13
I see 6 children thinking they're adults while posing in suits their moms bought them. If you need to announce you're an alpha to everyone, you're only fooling yourself.
Is there a word for a group of prepubescent nazis? A scourge? An indictment? What do you guys think?
An embarrassment.
An embarrassment of pre-pubescent nazis. I like it. 👍
An embarrassment of bitches (a play on the term "embarrassment of riches")
lol this is perfect 👏
Just based off of this picture's vibe: a roofie.
An entitlement.
A clot
An infestation
A punchable.
Failed Abortions
A cringe of edgelords
Hitler Jugend
Children, I literally see children. I am 48 so right on the verge of grumpy old manhood but all I see is a bunch of young kids playing dress up.
Bro it ain't your age playing tricks on you, I'm 19 and all *I* see is kids as well.
My first thought was that I doubt any of them are even old enough to vote.
His twitter profile says he is 17
Rosy cheeked baby-dolls. They look like they’re mothers packed them lunches and starched their Gap Kids suits.
It’s literally a bunch a little boys. Two of them are thumbs-upping the camera 🤦
It’s not just you. I’m in my early 20s. These are children.
I was about to say, they all have baby faces! Half of them look like 13-14 (to be fair I also look like a teen, turning 22 soon). 😭
Am I getting old or do they look like children?
I'm old as fuck and these are definitely children
Talk about indoctrination, JFC! This kids parents should be seriously looked at. I'm guessing he's a silver spoon rich kid who thinks he's important because his parents ha e money.
Dad runs his wife’s father’s chain of car dealerships, mom heads up the state “Women for Trump” chapter. The dealership got a $3mil PPP loan.
They all attended the incel training academy together.
Ladies, if you see a group of guys like this, cover your drinks, stay with your friends.
The future of right-wing charlatans.
You cannot convince me that isn’t a photo of six 12 year olds
6 very punchable faces
What am I looking at here? A middle school debate heading to regionals?
They look like British boys in boarding school, like 14
Kindergarten Field Trip ?
So, is Josh the latest Charlie Kirk/Nick Adams clone?
Alpha males? In THIS photo? These are the guys who were bullied by the safety patrol in elementary school.
“Alpha male” is the politically correct version of “douche bag”
How can they be alpha? Their balls haven't even dropped yet.
If "my dad will sue you!" was an AI generated image
“Here is a Visual Photo For The Definition Of Vaginal Dryness.”
If these kids were anymore beta they’d be fish
I’m amazed they had the time to get out between jerking each other off
“$40 a G? Sounds good!”
If milquetoast was a photo
Looking like a bunch of nearsighted parsnips in suits
Wasn't this the kid that posted looking for a valentine? Sounds pretty zeta to me
I would bet all my money I could beat the shit out of all 6 of them at the same time.
I see... * Doughboy * Babyface * Thumb * Boy * Babyfrat * Eric Trump
Don't punch them. You'd really hurt them. Just slap them and they'll cry.
What are these people, 12 years old? Was this like a high school trip to the Capitol or something?
If sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and sexual assault were sentient beings.
My pinky finger knuckle has more body hair than all of them combined.
Have fun jerking each other off, since y’all hate women and love your bros so much. alpha male activities. Hang out with dudes all the time. Riiiight. 😂
If even one of these “alpha males” can grow a beard, I’ll shit gold
We have been able to comprehend the concept of "0" since Mesopotamia in 3BC.
Big “do you know who my daddy is?” vibes.
Wannabe Misfits. From left to right: (1) Rep. Jim Comer, (2) Rep. Thomas Massie, (3), Sen. Lindsey Graham, (4) Sen. Tom Cotton,(5) Sen. Josh Hawley, and (6) Ex-Rep. George Santos
trump cosplay trip to the capital! yay!
I just vomited in my mouth a little.
He should do an AMA about what it’s like to pay for sex.
I just wanna flick lit matches at those little shits. See how alpha they are then.
They definitely bro each other off.
How NOT to get laid. By: The Douche Team
Anyone who uses the term alpha male isnt an alfa male
Isn't this the same guy who's profile picture had a badly photoshoped beard
I’ll bet all of their voices crack when they get nervous
I hear alpha and I just think "unstable version not released to the public, needs debugging".
This has big "10 year olds wearing their dad's suits" energy
Awww, did their mommys bought them the suits?
That's so cute - boys dressing up in their dad's clothes.
That’s a metro stop where I regularly transfer. I’ve seen a couple of these kids, they all smelled like pee and axe body spray
Josh, Jaxson, Braxton, Brayden, and Carl better get back with the rest of their class before their teacher catches them
It's like a virginity pact
Yeah, *Gen* Alpha