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> if you are defining alpha to mean "leader" Could you elaborate what is the meaning of “alpha”? (I sense there is definition, that is being kept secret from m
by earnestinger 2y ago
> if you are defining alpha to mean "leader"
Could you elaborate what is the meaning of “alpha”? (I sense there is definition, that is being kept secret from me)
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Could you elaborate what is the meaning of “alpha”? There isn't a fixed definition [1]. Most definitions reference dominance, e.g. Merriam-Webster [2]. (Annoyingly, dominance also has different meanings in anthropology, animal ethology, sociology and common use.) But due to the term being relatively new, adopted from animal ethology, co-tiopted by the memeverse and now being politically charged, you're basically walking into semantic ground zero by using the term. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_and_beta_male https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_and_beta_male [2] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alpha#word-history https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alpha#word-histor...