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Lumifer comments on Open thread, September 2-8, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 03 September 2013 04:49:57PM 0 points [-]

I haven't seen people who can get laid frequently getting into dominance disputes/fights.

To put it crudely, alpha males very rarely get into dominance fights because part of being an alpha male is being acknowledged as an alpha male.

Betas and gammas status-fight more often since their position on the ladder is less stable.

A large part of having status is not having to constantly prove it.