Jandila comments on "Progress" - Less Wrong

1 Post author: PhilGoetz 04 June 2012 03:51AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 04 June 2012 11:28:57PM 6 points [-]

There are males with greater status, but the typical associations of "alpha male" don't really cover it. They're simply males with higher-status mothers, and their relative status only really holds leverage among the other males; they're still subordinate to the dominant coalition of females.

(The basic progression I don't take issue with.)