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CMV: That Alpha Male v. Beta Male concept in humans is bullshit.

There are entire industries that exploit the false idea of alphas and betas in human beings, but in reality it is a cheap scam.  The idea is overly vague and also sexist.

I argue that only the people (usually men) who watch videos about “being alpha” on the internet know very much about this concept because it is, in reality, not a good descriptor of the actual happenings between people in the real world.

The concept is also too vague. If you research the concept of alpha, what you will get is a myriad of men and women listing different, occasionally contradictory, and extremely vague concepts. This essentially amounts to being told to be confident. 

The concept is sexist as well, as the concept depends on a rigid definition of what a “man” can be, and also assumes that women lack autonomy when around an “alpha” man. 

There are many other reasons why this concept is wrong and harmful, but this is just a few of them.

EDIT: My position is that this concept does not describe interactions between humans in a meaningful way. And honestly, we should move on to more useful and accurate concepts.
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1) Evolutionary Psychology is a thing. There are people that believe that humans still retain elements of our more primal selves, and see currently living mammals as living examples of our former selves. 

2) Many animals from the Lion to the Walrus have alpha and beta males. 

So if you believe the first idea, and the second idea - you get the concept that alpha males and beta males exist in the human subconscious and impact our behavior - at least somewhat. 

The reason it is vague and occasionally contradictory - is because it isn't conscious, its not intentional (usually), and just kinda happens when people aren't being mindful of their behaviors. 

Entitlement exists. Jealousy exists. Whenever you hear alpha and beta - if you sub in entitlement and jealousy, you will usually be close to the intended meaning.