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A tweet saying “Six Male Personalities Of Modern Men Explained: (which one are you?) Read the thread. " It has a picture of some of these, the first one is “alpha male”.It has a cartoonish picture of a guy in a suit. The next is “Beta male”. This shows a person wearing a blazer, with a sneer on their face. The one after this is “Delta Male”. This shows a guy in a plain white t-shirt. Next is a “Gamma male” It shows a guy in a red-and-black striped tshirt, with long hair. The next one is an “Omega Male” It shows a person with short black hair, glasses and suspenders.” The last one is a “Sigma male” It shows a guy with sunglasses and a leather jacket."

    • drolex@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      This is completely different!

      However, as a manly army of manly men, we’ll need a banner. Let’s say one colour per man flavour, in horizontal stripes : red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. And since we are very proud of our virility we should organise some parade of this pride (name to be found).

      Good job. Let’s reward ourselves with a nice evening at the hammam.

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        1 year ago

        I’m a father, and I’d like to dress in leather for this event to show what a strong manly man I am. Do you have anything that says “daddy likes leather”?

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    1 year ago

    From the thread, for the morbidly curious:

    Alpha males are assertive and dominant. They often take charge in social settings, have high social status, and are charismatic leaders. They’re the center of attention, like a CEO who can effortlessly command a room.

    Examples of alpha males in movies include King Leonidas, Captain America, and Thomas Shelby. These characters are strong leaders, exhibit courage, and inspire those around them, often fighting for principles or causes bigger than themselves.

    Beta males are less dominant and more agreeable and cooperative. They play a passive role in social hierarchies and crave forming relationships. A supportive colleague who willingly takes on a secondary role is a typical beta male.

    Characters like Ron Weasley, Samwise Gamgee, and Bruce Banner are beta males who excel in supportive roles.

    Delta males often go unnoticed in social settings. They are neither dominant nor submissive and are fairly average in social interactions. Their adaptability makes them reliable, but they rarely lead.

    An individual who follows instructions well but isn’t a natural leader represents a Delta male. Harry Potter, Marty McFly, and Frodo Baggins are Delta males who reluctantly take on leadership roles when needed.

    Gamma males are contrarians, often rejecting or challenging social norms. Their independent thinking sometimes makes them outsiders. A rebellious artist who struggles socially but is intelligent in other ways encapsulates this type.

    Tony Stark, Jack Sparrow, and Han Solo are gamma males who challenge social expectations. They are highly independent, intelligent, and a bit rebellious, making them stand out.

    Omega males are at the bottom of the social hierarchy and often lack social skills. They are typically introverted and may not lack self-confidence but are generally unpopular. They are often focused on specific interests, like a nerd who prefers solitude in his hobbies.

    Peter Parker, Newt Scamander, and Walter Mitty are Omega males who may struggle with social interactions but are capable of extraordinary things when focused on their passions.

    Sigma males reject traditional social hierarchies and value their independence and self-reliance. They share charismatic traits with Alphas but operate outside conventional norms. A lone wolf who doesn’t seek validation from others embodies this archetype.

    Bruce Wayne, James Bond, and John Wick are Sigma males who operate outside traditional hierarchies. They are charismatic, self-reliant, and work alone, unfettered by societal expectations.

    (He then goes on to plug several books about how to attract women.)

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        1 year ago

        Nope, right wing bullshit repackaged to be attractive to young men, who want sex. Basically the idea is to naturalize hierachy in male groups, while at the same time isolating them socialy. When you try to dominate others, they usually do not like that and lets be clear most guys want to be the dominant kind in that kind of system. The funny part being that women also usually do not like it. There is a reason half the influencers in these sort of communities end up having to pay for women or just rape.

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      Thanks. I’m no longer morbidly curious; just morbid.

      I recommend he takes those books about attracting women, and beats himself over the head with them until he stops talking nonsense. Curious there’s no examples of actual real humans.

    • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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      Beta males are less dominant and more agreeable and cooperative. They play a passive role in social hierarchies and crave forming relationships. A supportive colleague who willingly takes on a secondary role is a typical beta male.
      Omega males are at the bottom of the social hierarchy and often lack social skills.

      So they even changed the definition of betas. While the “originial culture” was a toxic cesspool, this repackaged corporate knockoff has no fucking clue about the origins of this shit.
      Take the normies off the fucking internet.

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    Seriously? Not a single Brave New world reference??!!??

    Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they’re so frightfully clever. I’m really awfully glad I’m a Beta, because I don’t work so hard. And then we are much better than the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all wear green, and Delta children wear khaki. Oh no, I don’t want to play with Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse.”

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    I know this is terrible, but I find it fascinating in a sort of juvenile, teen magazine personality quiz, collect all the dolls type of way.

    We’ve got our Businessman, Jock, Normcore main character, Sensitive Grunge Musician, Dweeb and Rebel.

    Ignoring the manosphere bullshit and blithely viewing this as a team of characters planning a heist, or potential matches in a farming game or dating sim, how is this not kind of cool?

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    So Alpha males is the idea scammers sell to kids. Betas are non cunts who incels look down upon. Sigma males are people who buy into this shit but have no friends.

    Wtf are Delta, Gamma and Omega males?

    Edit: AND WHY THE FUCK ISNT BETA FOLLOWED BY GAMMA BUT BY DELTA!?

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      Alpha being LinkedInLunatics and jocks being betas says A LOT about the type of guys who’d buy into this chart. Oh and Delta looks the most working class, which again, says a lot about who made this chart. Gamma is either the rocker types or maybe just implies effiminate liberal men? Either way, the men actually likely to get laid without paying for it. Omega is supposed to be a nerd, which is not what the typical incel actually is. Sigma is…hipsters? James Dean or Fonzie? The AI that likely made this seems as unsure about the classification system as I am. And yes, the order being wrong aggravates me too.

      This feels like a specifically middle aged cope of the original cope (which definitely had jock Chad alphas and breadwinner beta cucks)

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        What are sigmas? I had the impression they were like so omega they actually became cool somehow, at least in their own minds? I mostly associate them with the Literally Me types that just don’t understand how the world works, worship grifters, and have and likely would honestly really rather kill women than get laid.

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          a fiercely independent, self-reliant man who lives outside traditional social hierarchies. Often idealized as a “lone wolf,” a sigma operates quietly without seeking social validation, functioning as a counterpart to the traditional, assertive “alpha”

          Married with 2 daughters here, feminist, vegan, anarchist and I threaten the traditional macho loud alpha type because I don’t see the hierarchy or participate in it which starves them of validation or something which unfortunately makes them focus on me more. Idk I’m just in my own wee world (AuADHD) and think it’s all dumb, but not afraid to tell anyone they’re being daft or give them a slap if needed.

          Plenty of pals. Had 12 groomsmen, I guess doing things like being the only person to jump in when one of my pals got attacked offsets the aloofness/weirdness. (Everyone else just sat and watched while I fought off 2 guys at once)