• Phegan@lemmy.world
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      21 days ago

      Real alpha males don’t exist. The study on wolves having alphas have been proven wrong my most.othet subsequent studies.

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        21 days ago

        Well…

        Alpha wolves definitely don’t exists, but there is support for “alpha” behaviour in primates, particularly chimpanzees.

        “Alpha” is still a stupid and harmful idea, but it’s not without precedent.

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          21 days ago

          They also found in other chimpanzees that alphas don’t exist. I think we are both in agreement that it’s a stupid construct to apply to humans though.