Comments by "Jim Mcneal" (@jimmcneal5292) on "The Reason why Men are Walking Away from Dating (Ep. 380)" video.
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@andyman8630 nope. All of those categories are initially derived from those observed in animal kingdom. Alpha is a leader of the pack/tribe(in human society — CEO/politician(ideally)/captain of the school football team), betas are his wingmen — so other c-staff/other football players in human society(and common usage of this term as "low status male" is incorrect, basically just a label).
Below top males — alphas and betas, are normies. There three categories of them — gammas, deltas, and epsilons. Gammas are just top normies(example would be president/vice president in companies, cool science guys in school). Deltas are most numerous — they are just average guys. Epsilons are outcasts and have below average status — in human societies unemployed people and alcoholics/drug addicts belong to this category.
Finally(almost), there are two more categories that are quite rare. First, omega males(quite often there is only one) usually appears in hyper competitive, often male-only groups like army, jail, or schools in bad neighborhoods(example would be the bullied protagonist in 00's school movies; he's not just low, he is actively being harassed to show dominance of the alpha and betas over entire group in harsh conditions). Those are the lowest of the low, and often are used to let out the aggressive impulses of other males. Second, sigma male, is above alphas, but exists only in complex, very numerous human societies with lack of transparency and incomplete information, which lets sigma male play his game. If society is not complex enough, sigma will try to be alpha, but won't have particular advantages. The best examples of sigmas would be Sean Connery's James Bond or Voldemort from Harry Potter and Methods of Rationality(irl it would be some trader-billionaire in disguise).
There is also the last category, which is sort of a transit one — Zeta male. It is basically male who rejected societal structure in an attempt to drastically increase his level(which is impossible if you don't exit the hierarchy at least for some time). All sigmas were zetas at some point, before acquiring money/power.
The distinction you made about "taking the responsibility" is redundant as any alpha would never be too reckless or harm his group/pack/tribe, while defeating/subjugating other groups is his goal and a winning strategy.
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