Alpha male, or alpha male: who is it?

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

All sorts of programs for manipulating human consciousness are briskly walking around the planet, and more and more new terms appear in our daily use. Bitard, sociophobe, alpha… Not everyone knows what neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) or pick-up is, but everyone knows the words and concepts of these psychological systems.

Alpha male is a modern role model

One of the popular questions is: "Alfach - who is this?" Indeed, what does this word mean, is it a made-up term or does it have a scientific basis?

Alfach (or alpha male) - a word that came to us from the biology and life of the animal world. All male animals (males) that coexist in packs are not equal among themselves. Some "male" animals are superior in strength, aggression, or the severity of primary and secondary sexual characteristics of their own kind. The animals, the most aggressive and more than once proving their power and abilities to rivals and other members of the pack, scientists called alpha males.

The Greek alphabet is very actively used by researchers for naming. Its first letter is alpha (α), which is why it was chosen to denote "the most-the most "males. Animals inferior to alphas, but still superior to other animals in strength or other characteristics, are called beta males (β). And so on. There are even representatives with the omega sign (ω) - these are the most slaughtered animals in the pack, weak, sickly, who get the most tasteless food and, most likely, do not get females.

Alpha males in the animal kingdom

How do alpha, beta and other males live? Alfach - who is this? Permanent leader and leader? Or is it possible to move from one "caste" to another? First of all, it is worth noting that, of course, alpha males receive the most benefits. These are peculiar leaders who determine the direction of development of the pack. They get the most delicious food because they decide what they eat. In addition, alpha males themselves choose "ladies" for procreation. However, they don’t really have to sort it out - females themselves consider alphas as the best fathers for their future offspring.

What are the disadvantages in the life of such representatives of the stronger sex, even the animal world? It is easy to guess that other animals (slightly less strong, growing males) are aiming for the place of the leader. Consequently, from time to time, the alpha is involved in death duels for a place with beta males.

This is the answer to the question of whether it is possible for a beta male to become an alpha. You can, if the beta proves to the alpha and the flock its superiority in the duel. As for the fate of omega males, it is unenviable. They'll never make it to the top category, and it's built inbiologically. On some side, this is a plus - such animals do not participate in fights and can lead a calm, measured life. But animals have different values, one of the main instincts that drive them is the instinct of reproduction. Females have the right to choose and do not want to mate with infirm or weak animals - again, this is inherent in nature.

Why are some animals born alpha, while others are forced to drag out the existence of omega? Alfach - who is this? Born to be a leader or a lucky man who has such an honor? The word “born” is not quite right, rather, they become one or another in the process of life. All cubs are born basically the same, with the exception of a small number of individuals who are injured at birth. But the further development of the young animals goes according to different schemes. Some are active and inquisitive, they poke a curious nose everywhere, find food in time and eat right. These are potential alpha males. Kids are a little less active, but the same fidgets and fighters can become beta. Omegas can be born perfectly he althy, but become incapacitated as they grow up. Another option: a small animal does not get enough food and grows weak and underdeveloped. Well, how can he fight for the best place in the sun?

Is it different with us?

Do these relationships remind you of human society? Even without pick-up techniques, there have always been and will be unrecognized (or recognized) leaders, bullies, machos. What is a modern alpha male? Photos show us pumped up polishedhandsome men surrounded by women and expensive cars. Many are sure that this is what a real conqueror of women's hearts looks like. However, such a template is not an indicator of what kind of person this alpha is: photos ruthlessly distort reality. In the human world, where there are no real fights for power, strength has long receded into the background, and even more distant plan. Money is much more important, it is for them that you can gain weight in society.

Alfach from the human world

Modern urban alpha - who is it? This is a person who has the same characteristics that characterize the alpha male in the animal kingdom. That is, the same delicious food, an enviable and revered place in the “pack”, the most beautiful “females” who simply hunt for his attention. Who fits this description? Certainly not an athlete or a strongman, but rather a businessman, politician, oligarch … a powerful man, albeit not in terms of physical strength. Human society has outplayed the laws of evolution and nature, and the weakest weak omega can act as a legitimate alpha. So the question "what does alpha mean in modern society" has no logical answer and is not subject to the law of survival of the fittest.