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Re:Evolution of the Dad by troway357924 on Saturday June 19, 2021 @11:42PM (#27566902)
The whole alpha thing is from a study of captive wolves. In the wild, the alphas are the two parents and the betas or whatever are their pups.

It's like drawing conclusions about human society based on just watching prison inmates interact.

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Re:Evolution of the Dad by webinvest on Thursday June 24, 2021 @10:40PM (#27626609)
I’m referring to the behavior in humans. Alpha high status or beta bucks provider in males. Do you have words you’d prefer to substitute?
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