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[[File:Adam.jpg|thumb|Do not take advice from this [[wagecuck]] about how humans work]] | [[File:Adam.jpg|thumb|Do not take advice from this [[wagecuck]] about how humans work]] | ||
An '''alpha male''' colloquially mostly refers to a sexually successful male with high peer popularity. | An '''alpha male''' colloquially mostly refers to a sexually successful male with high peer popularity. | ||
Generally it means at the top of the hierarchy, i.e. the most physically dominant male or the most accomplished or wealthy one. There is nothing pseudo-scientific or conspiratorial about the fact that men differ in their social and material success, giving them a label, and pointing their privilege. The term "alpha" is indeed used in academia to describe humans in an overarching context, not just animals.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0003347277900148</ref> | Generally it means at the top of the hierarchy, i.e. the most physically dominant male or the most accomplished or wealthy one. There is nothing pseudo-scientific or conspiratorial about the fact that men differ in their social and material success, giving them a label, and pointing their privilege. The term "alpha" is indeed used in academia to describe humans in an overarching context, not just animals.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0003347277900148</ref><ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-04852-038</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=pMwk3haZhioC&oi=fnd&pg=PA375&dq=%22alpha+male%22+human&ots=SrKjMFBExF&sig=6tZfzkttgDXS6ccZa_7_bRnrAKM#v=onepage&q=%22alpha%20male%22%20&f=false</ref> | ||
[[Alpha]] males are typically very good looking and/or very wealthy, have wide shoulders and are often tall. | [[Alpha]] males are typically very good looking and/or very wealthy, have wide shoulders and are often tall. | ||
Alpha males may also tend to have very dominating personalities. | Alpha males may also tend to have very dominating personalities. | ||