Comment on Alpha males

Mulligrubs@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• faythofdragons@slrpnk.net ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  No, alpha is the anglicization of the first letter of the greek alphabet. It doesn’t mean ‘first’ any more than the letter A does.

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• lady_maria@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Gee. It’s almost like language evolves!

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  • dickalan@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Get bent you rape apologist

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  • Mulligrubs@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It does! However, alpha still means “first”, as it always has. The word predates the study by centuries.

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• Itsnotalieifnobodyfindsout@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Normally you would be right, that’s not the case here, just looking at ALPHA, outside of the content of the above statement, is problematic at best…The statement does indeed talk to the behavior of pack animals…Do You Not Know This?

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  • Mulligrubs@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m right still, you are wrong! Alpha is not problematic in any way. It’s in the Bible (the best selling book on Earth, at least at one time), it’s used in pop culture while not referring to the study in any way. So now annoying people use “alpha” just like “king” and “prince” and “the best” and “the greatest”.

    You’ll all get over it soon, as usual. I promise.

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    • FreeAZ@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      “I am the alpha and the omega” only means “I am the beginning and the end” only because alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. Alpha does not mean “first” in Greek you smug dumbass.

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    • NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      What’s it like living inside of your own asshole?

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