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Psychology professor; wrote The Mating Mind, Spent, Mate, & Virtue Signaling. Agnostic centrist into evolution, sex, sentience, freedom & future.

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    Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly 7 Jun 2018
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    FWIW, I've never seen a discussion of human mating behavior improved by using the terms 'alpha male' or 'beta male'. Scientists rarely use them in describing humans, and men with high formidability, status, and/or mate value don't bother calling themselves 'alphas'.

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    • Ben Schrödinger's Bastard Peter Jeffers Menelaus Matthew Facciani, PhD Isley Nikhil Rao BasilBrush libertine-pagan
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      2. Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly 7 Jun 2018
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        *citation needed*

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      2. Caroline McCarthy  🧢‏Verified account @caro 7 Jun 2018
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        If a man (or woman, for that matter) describes himself as alpha, he probably isn’t.

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        Unless you're training Velociraptors. Then it's ok.

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      1. s. perry‏ @sperry_garcia 7 Jun 2018
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        Alpha/Beta is a helpful heuristic base for complex sexual phenomena Average dudes just trying to get laid for once aren't discussing multivariate analyses Theoretical / Practical divide

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      2. Nash‏ @DaysOfGame_com 7 Jun 2018
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        Men that spend a lot of time talking about mating behavior (=SEDUCERS) DO use these terms... they are quite explanatory. You can use high-/low-status, high-/low-value, high-/low SMP, etc. But ALPHA/BETA are great shorthand. I'd add the SIGMA/OMEGA distinctions as well.

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        Scientists, generally, are known for being great with women.... 😂

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      1. Caroline McCarthy  🧢‏Verified account @caro 7 Jun 2018
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        Replying to @GospelMiguelCA @AsheSchow @primalpoly

        lambda omega lambda

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      1. _VFS‏ @HENSHIN_VFS 7 Jun 2018
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        Scientists do use these terms for animals. However it seems that we don’t see ourselves as animals (even though we are). And as with many other high status titles, if you have to refer to yourself as “alpha”, you ain’t alpha.

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        It’s the same with women. Weak minded women may think only of appearances, strong minded women want a partner

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