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16 May 2012, 4:50 pm

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All my life I see many males feel the need to "fight" each other to put others in "their place". I never understood dominance or getting the best out of someone because they beat them up.

Does anyone else understand? I think autism makes me incapable of understanding why males and females feel the need to be an "alpha" something. I mean, never follow the best man. I follow the best plan.

Anyone else feel the same way?


I personally understand it.


Be your own best friend, take care of yourself, just be all-around masculine.YOu don't have to be a moron and go around hurting anyone.

Don't show any emotion.

When life is a b!tch, don't cry it about it. Take its face and smack it...lol

you get what i mean though.


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16 May 2012, 6:41 pm

techn0teen wrote:
All my life I see many males feel the need to "fight" each other to put others in "their place". I never understood dominance or getting the best out of someone because they beat them up.

Does anyone else understand? I think autism makes me incapable of understanding why males and females feel the need to be an "alpha" something. I mean, never follow the best man. I follow the best plan.

Anyone else feel the same way?


isn't everything we do based on evolution and how humans behaved in primitive times?

well, at least in a more subtle way.



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16 May 2012, 6:44 pm

techn0teen wrote:
All my life I see many males feel the need to "fight" each other to put others in "their place". I never understood dominance or getting the best out of someone because they beat them up.

Does anyone else understand? I think autism makes me incapable of understanding why males and females feel the need to be an "alpha" something. I mean, never follow the best man. I follow the best plan.

Anyone else feel the same way?


What happens when you or someone else HAS the best plan? Don't you by virtue of being an efficient systems builder BECOME alpha?
Sometimes people feel a need to be an alpha because all the other alphas are idiots.


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19 May 2012, 2:24 pm

CaptainTrips222 wrote:
The people most folks consider "alpha" are mostly blow hards that throw their weight around, act hard with people who don't want any trouble, then piss themselves in a real confrontation. :roll:

Still, we're not as fluid as some of you think. Certain in-born traits universally make for better social status, and long term success.


Not really.

You need to come up with an objective measure of "success" that applies to every situation in every society.

"Alpha male," as the term is commonly understood, is a fairly stupid concept to apply to human society.


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