Labels are for other people to describe you, the second you put one on yourself, you're just showing what an insecure fool you are. People are supposed to figure that out for themselves around highschool age.
And then "sigmas" tried to set themselves apart by saying that they really, really, really don't care and they're just focusing on themselves*
*By putting themselves into their own strata with a label that they definitely, totally don't care about. And no, it's definitely, definitely not a grift that influencers can use
The wolves in the studies that produced an alpha were in captivity with foreign wolves. Meaning that their natural pack social hierarchies didn't exist. It's only when a bunch of random wolves are captured together that they act like this.
Which actually makes this a much better metaphor for people who identify themselves as "Alphas", feeling trapped, lashing out at your neighbours trying desperately to be the one who comes out on top.
"...and then they start jumping up and down on the sofa yelling 'it's turbo time!' And then they start runnin' around the house? And when you try to join in they yell at you and say 'YOU’RE NOT PART OF THE TURBO TEAM! DON’T RUN! YOU DON’T RUN WITH US! WE’RE THE ONES THAT RUN! UNTIL YOU’RE PART OF THIS TURBO TEAM, WALK SLOWLY!' Has that ever happened to you?"
