Unironically, alpha male shit is a psyop from big corporations to encourage employees to work harder in the hopes of getting imaginary super-raises.
Sick of this shit
Submitted 3 weeks ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to memes@sopuli.xyz
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ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
lobut@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Yup. It came out that Clavicular has been funded by Peter Thiel. I was watching a guy do a marketing breakdown of a “clip farms”. Where top streamers pay people to clip their videos and upload them to flood the algorithm. PirateSoftware, Asmongold … like a lot of streamers use this service to surface to the top.
I think he did a breakdown of Clavicular and he was like, someone has poured a lot of money into getting this guy noticed.
gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The way that it’s so impossible to tell what’s organically popular and what’s just a hype campaign is honestly so maddening, it’s not as blatant as what they do with political campaigns but it is still an attack on democratic pluralism in a really significant way imo
Soulg@ani.social 3 weeks ago
Unless I’m misunderstanding you, the streamers doing it don’t try to hide it, they openly pay efforts to manage their YouTube clips etc
JayGray91@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Idk how it is with PirateSoftware nowadays. I haven’t gotten any clips from him or about him after 1) some stupid WoW drama 2) and especially after his stupid ass takes on Stop Killing Games.
Either way I militantly curate my YouTube feed anyways so
axexrx@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The study that the whole alpha/ beta dynamic comes from was studying caged wolves in a zoo.
So limited territory, resources and mates.
Its essentialy prison social dynamics. Makes sense thats what theyd be trying to push in general society- keep people competing for the artificially scarce resources, instead of trying to wrestle back control of said resources from tbe corporations/ their owners
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
Yes, it’s just “influencer shit”.
saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I squirrelmax because I’m acorn pilled.
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
This guy nuts.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
is*
So are we all. ✊🏼
Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I’m always saying this!
kamen@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m a software developer. For me, “alpha” means somethings that’s still buggy, unfinished and unfit for wide availability.
rain_worl@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
i’m a wannabe software developer. to me, alpha is when you’re bored of using latin letters
Hadriscus@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
I’m a physicist. To me, alpha is highly dangerous but is incapable of penetrating the human body. Seems to check out
Echolynx@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I study ancient languages. Alpha is just a letter of the alphabet.
JATtho@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m a hobby software developer and a fan of reading a lot of about physics. To me, “alpha” means an highly unstable configuation with massive amount of over optimistic excitement and just one wrong nudge will have catastrohic emmission of high energy photons and sounds. But it all decays away eventually and reaches stable state. xD
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Wrong. Beta means that. Alpha means “set everything on fire.”
I’m not saying that you’re wrong. I’m saying we have different definitions. Cheers!
newtraditionalists@kbin.melroy.org 3 weeks ago
People concerned with how alpha they are are so silly. So hilariously unaware that they are broadcasting just how deeply insecure they are.
pennomi@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Right? If some dude on YouTube has to reassure you you’re “alpha“, you most certainly are not.
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Silly question, but why is being insecure bad again?
Jesus_666@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Being insecure is fine. Being insecure and then never shutting up about how great you are and how everyone should be like you is deeply annoying. Lie to yourself if it makes you feel better; everyone does that. But don’t insist I should be part of it.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
The Crit Role “RTA” bit is relevant here, I feel.
(FYI: spoilers abound for any newbies looking up that years-long pay-off, but it’s worth it, IMHO.)
ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You have discovered their secret. They are timid frail people preaching to timid frail people. Nobody with actually healthy mindsets and self confidence watches shit like that.
oatscoop@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
I work with a lot of guys into (or adjacent to) the “I’m deeply insecure about myself” part of the manosphere. Testosterone supplements, sildenafil, meat heavy diets, etc.
I usually ignore it, but sometimes they start pushing that stuff or talking down to me about it. The easiest way to shut it down is playing off their insecurities.
“I’m already a man, I don’t need gender affirming care.” Followed by periodically asking them how their transition is going and if they feel like a man yet.
“Why? My dick works fine, but I’m glad you found something that helps.”
“I don’t do fad diets.”
ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I mean, it is literally gender affirming care and highlighting that is hilarious, but as a trans person myself, that second part seems unnecessary and a little rude to your trans homies
cinoreus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Well squirrels are also strong enough to crack the earth in half, I watched it in a documentary.
SpacePirate@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
In this documentary was the squirrel also responsible for creating the contenets by running on earth core?
Wilco@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I saw that same documentary. Very informative. I wondered where all the life on Mars went … turns out that squirrel crashed a ufo there .
Zink@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
You mean to tell me that the people at the top, who confidently know they have already won, don’t run around like desperate insecure dickheads trying to prove that they are the most valuable worker bee?
On a more serious note, they represent and propagate some of the worst parts of our culture, especially in the US.
According to them (and most of my upbringing) the indicators of leading a good life include money, possessions, greed, excess, and dominating others.
Things that are actually good for us are seen as being crutches for the weak. You know, like community, healthy relationships, generosity, and fulfilling work/hobbies.
I would say it propagates conservative values like innate hierarchy and your worth as a human being equal to your economic output, but plenty of people who don’t consider themselves conservatives get wrapped up in it.
Triumph@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
I like squirrels.
xylol@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
watching squirrels reminds me of myself when I was playing arc raiders, running from corner to corner, stopping to see if I hear anything around me, then scavenging for stuff, then run some more to another corner and repeat. then come across some big arc and run for my life
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
You know, I would totally play an extraction game where you play as a squirrel gathering nuts and things.
Triumph@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
I used to get squirrels to climb on me for peanuts.
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
It’s more like love-hate for me. They’re terribly cute and they do play an important ecological role.
But they are destructive little shits. Mercilessly and needlessly destroying homes, gardens, and at times even vehicles. Their reigns of terror are expensive and tough to mitigate. And with so few remaining natural predators, their populations quickly grow to near plague levels quite rapidly. May your tomato plants be damned.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Stop chasing away the coyotes, corvids, raptors, snakes, or pretty much any mid-tier predator, then. Coexist > consume.
Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
:c
conartistpanda@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I like turtles
gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
if apes hadn’t been faster, squirrels would rule the Earth
makeshift0546@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
When I wake up in the morning and do my bike rides or lifting, I feel great throughout the day and have more energy. You don’t have to be alpha to know a bit if excersice is great and I think you’ll find makes you feel better for the rest of the day
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Nah, I never feel better after I work out. Just tired and kind of shitty. Having to go to work afterwards would make me want to walk into traffic.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah that’s why I work out after work
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
That’s fairly privileged of you. Millions upon millions aren’t able to do what you do so nonchalantly, fellow human. Enjoy your own circumstances, but let’s not imply that it’s “easy” to do the same. ✊🏼
makeshift0546@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
ACHKTUALLY
Insufferable people just out to argue.
You forgot to fight for the crippled you monster.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Best advice I’ve seen in a long time.
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Squirrel Girl is dangerously attractive for all the best reasons my doc warned me about. 😶
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
lemmyng@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Gotta get that nut either way!
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
some folks live to get a nut. nothing to cry over
9point6@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Cortisol addicts, all of them
bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Oh that is so fucking funny.
All these alpha male wannabes are just a squirrel trying to get a nut.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I’m Indigenous and I grew up in northern Ontario in a hunter and gatherer family of hunters and trappers. We did wake up at 4am to go travel, work, set things up, gather and maintain equipment … so that everything was set for the day. Then when the day came, you know what? … we sat around and rested as much as we could which was hours of just resting. Because evening would come and you had to prepare for the night. Then rinse and repeat.
Apex shit was all about conserving energy to survive. If nothing was happening, you rested as long and as much as possible because there will come a time when you will need to expend a terrible amount of energy in a short period of time to get work done, to carry out a hunt or to remedy a serious problem.
If you are expending energy all day, every day non stop … you’re doing it for someone else’s benefit and you will burn yourself out.
naeap@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
As far as I know, it’s about endurance with our ancestors
Because we can sweat. And with that, we can run longer without overheating.
There are still some people in Africa hunting their prey that way.
Everything else came afterwards. Not sure about the timelines, so can’t say how much impact evolutionary selection has - but would be a very uneducated guess anyway
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
True … but even African hunters in the hot weather aren’t tracking and running down prey every hour of the day every day … hunting animals, especially large animals is a one time event. It’s done once, provides a big source of food, the food gets processed, hopefully preserved for a while and it nourishes people for a period of time, usually several days or even weeks … then the hunters restart the process again.
What many people ignore about the whole hunter / gatherer lifestyle is the amount of hunger and starvation that goes along with it. Just because someone says they are a full time hunter … doesn’t always mean that they are capable of going into the wilderness, finding an animal, killing it and eating it that day. It is all dependent on luck and if the resources are available at the time … and that can change due to weather, timing, seasons, cycles and a dozen other things. Before the modern era, my parents had stories of starvation and famine happening here in northern Ontario 70/80 years ago.
There’s a reason why human evolution moved into the agricultural revolution because it was a more stable food source for everyone.
Hunting and gathering is always glorified as the epitome of apex human activity … but no one ever counts the millions and millions of hunter/gatherers that died along the way because they were just unlucky and couldn’t find enough food.
Janx@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
That’s a lot of words to say “I’m a squirrel”.
(kidding)
anugeshtu@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m not an expert, but isn’t that a very vague analogy to horse power and torque?
Torque = the power right at the moment you need it, hp = overall. In most cases, you get hp displayed at the car dealers as a selling point.
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Not really, no. They measure different but related things, torque isn’t actually a measure of power, unless you also know the RPM.