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Re:Show HN: Site Mogging by Cthulhu_ on Friday May 01, 2026 @09:36AM (#47974663)
What I gathered is that "mog" is from "amog" which means "alpha male of the group", which makes "mogging" being "out-alpha'd". Which isn't new, it goes back years if not decades to the "alpha male" trends through "pick-up artists" to modern-day incel/bro/manosphere/etc subcultures.

I know the author from about ten years ago and I'm not surprised he's into it. But also he's Dutch so it's probably used very much ironically / as a joke here.

Re:Show HN: Site Mogging by morkalork on Friday May 01, 2026 @09:36PM (#47982456)
So, classic dick-waving or pissing contest behaviour?