09-30-2016, 08:22 AM
(09-29-2016, 11:14 PM)apollolux Wrote: This forum is so far the first place I've ever read or heard the definition of an "alpha male" be something other than that most commonly applied to non-human animals, i.e. the leader of the pack (usually through force, though it's entirely possible leadership could be obtained through other means) and as a result with first (best?) pick of pretty much everything shared by the group. There's nothing in that about "self-actualization" or "self-fulfillment" or other psychology, it's literally "be better than the other guy(s) and the world is your oyster." Where does the psychology of this supposed "modern" or "ascendant" alpha male come from?
I'm pretty sure you've heard of the term "sigma male" before. It's similar to that.