Elle Beau ❇︎
1 min readDec 16, 2021

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Thank you, but in a dominance hierarchy, intimidation and bullying are key "leadership" traits. Just look at a lot of CEOs and Donald Trump as examples. The article linked below does a good job of identifying the erroneous cultural idea of the human alpha - and then dispelling it.

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_myth_of_the_alpha_male

“Alpha” males are those at the top of the social status hierarchy. They have greater access to power, money, and mates, which they gain through physical prowess, intimidation, and domination. Alphas are typically described as the “real men.” In contrast are the “Beta” males: the weak, submissive, subordinate guys who are low status, and only get access to mates once women decide to settle down and go searching for a “nice guy.

This distinction, which is often based on observations among other social animals (such as chimpanzees and wolves) paints a very black and white picture of masculinity. Not only does it greatly simplify the multi-dimensionality of masculinity, and grossly underestimate what a man is capable of becoming, but it also doesn’t even get at the heart of what is really attractive to women."

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Elle Beau ❇︎
Elle Beau ❇︎

Written by Elle Beau ❇︎

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover, I'm a child, I'm a mother, I'm a sinner, I'm a saint. I do not feel ashamed. I'm your hell, I'm your dream, I'm nothing in between.

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