• @Potatos_are_not_friends
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    11410 months ago

    My 27yo incel nephew during the holidays had a hissy fit and called me a beta and really put himself in the alpha seat.

    Which was weird, because I picked him up from my sister’s house, drove him here, and also had to drop him back off as a favor to my sister.

    I dunno what internet or what he thinks alphas are but oooof.

      • @Delphia
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        7710 months ago

        No… there just isnt a next time.

        “Hey can you…”

        “Nah, Ive got too much Beta shit going on. Buying soy candles, yoga… tell him to find an Alpha way home. Tame a wild horse, Run with a wolf pack or some shit. NMFP.”

      • @Potatos_are_not_friends
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        10 months ago

        I am a beta to my sister because I love her and will fulfill favors for her unconditionally.

        • @[email protected]
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          610 months ago

          Next time you give him a ride, make a pit stop.

          “Yeah Ill get you where your mom asked me to get you, but you sit here in the car while I go grab some groceries I need. You can have the windows down a little if you like.”

          Turns the power dynamic around real quick.

          • @CADmonkey
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            410 months ago

            “Want me to leave the radio on, little buddy?”

            • JackFrostNCola
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              210 months ago

              Also: “Do you want me to get you a chocolate bar or some lollies champ?”

        • @[email protected]
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          410 months ago

          I understand where you’re coming from but at the very least I hope you call him out on his shit. He’s 27 not 17.

    • @HappycamperNZ
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      2410 months ago

      Apparently the concept of alpha male in wolves came from those observed in captivity.

      Sure there’s a link there

      • @maniclucky
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        710 months ago

        I’m not sure about the captivity thing, but I do know that what were originally asserted to be ‘alphas’ were the breeding pairs. They were parents leading their children.

        • @[email protected]
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          910 months ago

          There was a very flawed study years ago where a biologist observed wolves in captivity and determined that they fight for dominance within the pack. Later, he realized that in a natural setting, a pack is a breeding pair and their pups, as you stated. A natural pack is much more cohesive and doesn’t have a strict hierarchy, but the ridiculous myth of “alpha wolves” won’t go away completely, despite the same biologist’s efforts.

          • schmorp
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            210 months ago

            Because we’ve caged ourselves and behave like the captured wolves of the study, including the Alpha male shit.

          • @LemmysMum
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            110 months ago

            A lie will go round the world twice before the truth has it’s shoes tied.