A couple of managers that work for me sometimes conspire to use certain words on our daily conference call that the gamma manager in my group uses over and over again. Plain and simple they are making fun of the gamma in plain sight for all 36 managers on the call to hear. They also bet each other who can use the words he uses the most. I always have to mute my mic when I realize they are playing the game for fear of everyone hearing me laugh. Publicly I tell them they are dipshits for doing it, but they know privately I’m laughing my ass off.
I wish I’d known about all of this stuff in my earlier life. The SSH has been a boon for me recently. All that would ever happen was that in the past I’d get a letter from the government. I’d open and read it - it would say that were suckers. They’d want me for their army or whatever. Picture me giving a damn - I said never.
"But the humor there is an inside joke between the two or three of us"
I think that many Gammas could have thrived (relatively) in a static social group. If they had stayed in their hometown with their old friend group. Inside jokes is a powerful mechanism in maintaining relationships and hierarchies. Old friends know exactly when a Gamma is telling lies, how to head him off, and how to tolerate him. Gamma also knows, through experience, what his old friends will tolerate and what the social cues are.
The modern world with rapid urbanization paradoxically magnifies all of Gamma's faults, even as it seduces him with promises of social and sexual fulfillment. Gamma is one of the first ones to leave the village thinking he deserves better, only learning his mistake too late, if ever.
The Distributist retweeted a Curitis Yarvin image and immediately the Gamma clichés came to mind. This is not the only "Cool Yarwin" image, there have been many along the years.
There is a perfect scene in Dumb and Dumber that showcases this.
Jim Carrey's character starts daydreaming about being the life of the party and impressing his love interest Lauren Holly. He tells some jokes and lights a fart on fire. He imagines the group just roaring and laughing at all his antics.
This also goes for the "that's what she's said" quote. A vast majority of people are not going to be impressed that you interpreted some innocuous statement as an innuendo.
The sense of humour where I'm from tends to be quite caustic so it's easy to slip the occasional "get the fuck out of my sight before I demolish you" in.
Unless you are absolutely certain that the audience will get the reference, you shouldn’t make a reference that requires some sort of special insider knowledge about super-specific media. One thing Gammas don’t understand is that most people don’t share their interests, no matter how passionate they are about those interests. The real goal is to entertain or connect with the other person, and you can’t do that if they have no idea what you’re talking about.
If I never hear a Monty Python or Princess Bride quote again, ever, I'd be a much happier man.
I for one am glad that Princess Bride has replaced Holy Grail as the nerd touchstone movie
One of my all time favorite movie quotes: “Never tell me the odds!”
Times I have said “Never tell me the odds” and things turned out well: 0
That whole thing about once again saddest words Vox was right.
A couple of managers that work for me sometimes conspire to use certain words on our daily conference call that the gamma manager in my group uses over and over again. Plain and simple they are making fun of the gamma in plain sight for all 36 managers on the call to hear. They also bet each other who can use the words he uses the most. I always have to mute my mic when I realize they are playing the game for fear of everyone hearing me laugh. Publicly I tell them they are dipshits for doing it, but they know privately I’m laughing my ass off.
I wish I’d known about all of this stuff in my earlier life. The SSH has been a boon for me recently. All that would ever happen was that in the past I’d get a letter from the government. I’d open and read it - it would say that were suckers. They’d want me for their army or whatever. Picture me giving a damn - I said never.
One of the better decisions I ever made.
C'mon, you guys, NOBODY expects the Monty Python quote!
"But the humor there is an inside joke between the two or three of us"
I think that many Gammas could have thrived (relatively) in a static social group. If they had stayed in their hometown with their old friend group. Inside jokes is a powerful mechanism in maintaining relationships and hierarchies. Old friends know exactly when a Gamma is telling lies, how to head him off, and how to tolerate him. Gamma also knows, through experience, what his old friends will tolerate and what the social cues are.
The modern world with rapid urbanization paradoxically magnifies all of Gamma's faults, even as it seduces him with promises of social and sexual fulfillment. Gamma is one of the first ones to leave the village thinking he deserves better, only learning his mistake too late, if ever.
The Distributist retweeted a Curitis Yarvin image and immediately the Gamma clichés came to mind. This is not the only "Cool Yarwin" image, there have been many along the years.
https://xcancel.com/FistedFoucault/status/1834732627347075218#m
Attempting to look cool and not coming close is a sure sign of Gamma.
Looks gamma or looks like gramma?
There is a perfect scene in Dumb and Dumber that showcases this.
Jim Carrey's character starts daydreaming about being the life of the party and impressing his love interest Lauren Holly. He tells some jokes and lights a fart on fire. He imagines the group just roaring and laughing at all his antics.
A view inside the Gamma mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTnD40xvSeM
This also goes for the "that's what she's said" quote. A vast majority of people are not going to be impressed that you interpreted some innocuous statement as an innuendo.
That’s what she said predates Michael Scott by decades.
American Psycho is relentlessly quoted nowadays
Also lose the gut, Doof. It makes any piece of clothing much better.
Maybe there is a place and time for quoting Monty Python's Holy Grail, but I really can't stand people quoting Harry Potter or Star Wars.
Extreme confidence is only befitting of truly impressive people.
Yall will appreciate this:
https://t.me/thuletide/6888
Quotes are personal humor. If someone else gets it, great, otherwise the goal is to slip them in as unobtrusively as possible.
The sense of humour where I'm from tends to be quite caustic so it's easy to slip the occasional "get the fuck out of my sight before I demolish you" in.
Unless you are absolutely certain that the audience will get the reference, you shouldn’t make a reference that requires some sort of special insider knowledge about super-specific media. One thing Gammas don’t understand is that most people don’t share their interests, no matter how passionate they are about those interests. The real goal is to entertain or connect with the other person, and you can’t do that if they have no idea what you’re talking about.
True. The rule I was taught re: writing was “never make a reference that won’t be instantly understood by 80% of your audience *at minimum*.”
With the caveat: DON’T follow the writing solution of “…otherwise, you have to explain it” in speaking situations. There, it’s a filter and a gate.