AI Explains the First Rule of SSH
Why you should never talk publicly about the SSH
Several innovators have begun actively making use of the Social-Sexual Hierarchy in their professional lives, and while they’ve uniformly found it to be beneficial, they’ve also discovered that open mention of it will reliably generate active pushback from those who will be disadvantaged by others developing the ability to understand their behavioral patterns and anticipate their future actions.
One such innovator asked an AI system about his specific situation and how he would best go about approaching it.
Based on the insights from Vox Day’s writings on voxday.net and sigmagame.substack.com, which extensively detail the socio-sexual hierarchy (SSH) and its application to male group dynamics, I’d approach this environment with a focus on subtle, indirect influence rather than direct confrontation or labeling. The core challenge here is a delta-dominant group—characterized as competent but often stuck in analysis and optimism without execution, prone to idealizing concepts (like women or ideas) while fearing real-world risks—that’s vulnerable to disruption from gamma elements, who tend to resent hierarchies, subvert through criticism, and spiral into bitterness or defensiveness when challenged.
Leaders in such paid, harmony-oriented communities understandably prioritize stability to retain members, so any strategy must avoid sparking meltdowns by steering clear of explicit SSH discussions, which could be seen as judgmental and trigger resentment.
This isn’t just an application of the admonition to never discuss the SSH openly, it’s a very good explanation of the dynamic of harmony-oriented organizations. Note that this is even more true of unpaid organizations, which are particularly vulnerable to aggressive volunteers who are quite eager to “help” in exchange for nothing more than power and influence over others.
That’s why it is particularly important for Deltas to resist the urge to present, introduce, teach, explain, or otherwise indulge their instincts with regards to the SSH. Not only is no one going to thank you, appreciate your sharing your knowledge, or be impressed with what a Smart Boy you are, some of them are going to be threatened by this new element that you’ve introduced and start viewing you as a risk to both the harmony of the group as well as to their own position within it.
So, I will repeat my earlier advice: use the SSH, but do not talk about it.
