Fruitbat
Master Don Juan
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This plays out classically on this forum.
Guy makes post asking a question.
Alphas (or those who have this dynamic in mind and are aping alpha) will scan, find points of attack and display dominant behaviour - finding any personal inadequacy from whatever is posted to mildly intimidate, and ridicule (while never posting their own areas of weakness - there are none, in their eyes)
Beta posters, sensing that they can avoid becoming the lowest social rank, side with them, giving up their good reason to join the attack. It’s not them getting beat up, and they feel like an alpha, when fighting in the alphas corner.
People without this in mind - call them psigmas or whatever, can be a bit baffled by what’s going on. They honestly delineate their issues for answers and it can be surprising seeing the point being turned into a power dynamic. Old posts being studied, information being used from previous exchanges to hasten the descent into what is no more than childish bullying and adolescent playfighting.
A lot of people playing alpha see the world in terms of one upmanship. The betas are sensitive to that, and work to ensure they’re not the lowest rung and join in to keep themselves protected.
Psigmas think all that stuff is just a minor annoyance, and a bit embarrassing.
A classic beta view is “you’re just saying that because you can’t play the power dynamic and win!”
I think it feels cheap, pointless and counterfeit to partake. It can, at points, get one animated and defensive, it’s extremely frustrating to observe and appears fundamentally profitless endeavour.
Guy makes post asking a question.
Alphas (or those who have this dynamic in mind and are aping alpha) will scan, find points of attack and display dominant behaviour - finding any personal inadequacy from whatever is posted to mildly intimidate, and ridicule (while never posting their own areas of weakness - there are none, in their eyes)
Beta posters, sensing that they can avoid becoming the lowest social rank, side with them, giving up their good reason to join the attack. It’s not them getting beat up, and they feel like an alpha, when fighting in the alphas corner.
People without this in mind - call them psigmas or whatever, can be a bit baffled by what’s going on. They honestly delineate their issues for answers and it can be surprising seeing the point being turned into a power dynamic. Old posts being studied, information being used from previous exchanges to hasten the descent into what is no more than childish bullying and adolescent playfighting.
A lot of people playing alpha see the world in terms of one upmanship. The betas are sensitive to that, and work to ensure they’re not the lowest rung and join in to keep themselves protected.
Psigmas think all that stuff is just a minor annoyance, and a bit embarrassing.
A classic beta view is “you’re just saying that because you can’t play the power dynamic and win!”
I think it feels cheap, pointless and counterfeit to partake. It can, at points, get one animated and defensive, it’s extremely frustrating to observe and appears fundamentally profitless endeavour.