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A '''dominance hierarchy''' is an arrangement in a group of animals in which each member has a rank that everyone mostly agrees on. | A '''dominance hierarchy''' is an arrangement in a group of animals in which each member has a rank that everyone mostly agrees on. | ||
'''[[Alpha]]''', '''[[beta]]''', and '''[[omega]]''' are | '''[[Alpha]]''', '''[[beta]]''', and '''[[omega]]''' are Greek letters that stand for different ranks. [[Alpha|Alphas]] are the most dominant and [[Omega|omegas]] the least dominant animals. | ||
Other letters of the Greek alphabet are also used this way. For example ''gamma'' is the next rank after beta. | Other letters of the Greek alphabet are also used this way. For example ''gamma'' is the next rank after beta. | ||
For simplicity, all non-alpha animals are often called betas. | For simplicity, all non-alpha animals are often called betas. | ||
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In humans, one can observe a mix of both.--> | In humans, one can observe a mix of both.--> | ||
[[redpill|Redpillers]] and [[PUA|PUAs]] use | [[redpill|Redpillers]] and [[PUA|PUAs]] use alpha/beta/gamma to describe dominance in [[PUA#game|game]] and [[confidence]]. | ||
[[Blackpill|Blackpillers]] and incels rather use it for dominance in [[LMS|looks and financial capital]], things that are largely predetermined and cannot be fixed with ''one weird trick''. | [[Blackpill|Blackpillers]] and incels rather use it for dominance in [[LMS|looks and financial capital]], things that are largely predetermined and cannot be fixed with ''one weird trick''. | ||
[[Redpill|Redpillers]] and [[bluepill|bluepillers]] tend to recommend "be more confident" and "stand upright" to get dating success, but [[Blackpill|blackpillers]] regard faking confidence as a fleeting solution at best. | [[Redpill|Redpillers]] and [[bluepill|bluepillers]] tend to recommend "be more confident" and "stand upright" to get dating success, but [[Blackpill|blackpillers]] regard faking confidence as a fleeting solution at best. | ||