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Reminds me of how the since-retracted "Alpha wolf" categorizations were really describing the stress-formed equivalent of a gang in prison, rather than normal s
by Terr_ 2y ago
Reminds me of how the since-retracted "Alpha wolf" categorizations were really describing the stress-formed equivalent of a gang in prison, rather than normal socialization in the wild.
Alas, it lives on through pop-culture misunderstandings.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 2y agoI recommend this TED talk by a well known primatologist about primate alpha males, including humans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPsSKKL8N0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPsSKKL8N0s