I know this isn’t an economics page, but Vox, you have already convinced me that “free trade” only creates a very loud sucking sound as well paying jobs leave the higher wage economy, but I thought comparative advantage was, more or less, a law, yet you speak of it comparatively and in the same sentence as TENS. Where would I go to hear your thoughts on this?
Vox, thank you for this post, and I apologize for my immaturity. Thanks to you and everyone else in the comments for telling me to shut up. I needed it.
Gammas result from the mental gemnastics needed to keep either (1) atheism, (2) calvinism, (3) buddhism, (4) papism, running. Whether it be popesplaining, buddhasplaining, calvinsplaining, or dawkinsplaining, these are the seminaries where gammas get their phd in gammitude. That's your injection of truth for the day.
The degree to which the questions contain their own answer is remarkable. Gammas ask obnoxious questions that fool no one, usually with the obligatory unrequested explanation thrown in somewhere.
Everyone enjoys the clean comment section. The Sigma wisdom will indeed be spreading far and wide.
I made an account just for this, have been a longtime VP reader and been lurking all along.
This is rediculous- let me spell it out for you- Gammas absolutly deserve everything they get for being gammas.
I'll give you just one example from my experience - I had a cowardly feminist soyboy gamma tell my wife behind my back that he didn't like the way I spoke to her- my own wife. He was trying to swoop in with his fuckin neck beard and beer belly thinking he could white knight her.
This made me angry . My loyal wife told him basically mind your own damn business
She , 2 weeks later, spotted him trying to sneak up on her when she went to piss in some bushes (we are outdoorsmen)
You really tryna watch my girl piss yo?
I would literally have beaten the fuckin shit out of him if it wasn't for the simple fact that I may have ended up killing him.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR WOMEN ALONE WITH GAMMAS-( I was only 30 yards away)
Gammas THINK they deserve your job , your wife, your skills and will try to take it all if it wasnt for those big muscles and high levels of T. I've had multiple gammas try to ruin me so now I shit on them instantly when they smart boi , they don't even want to look at me after a quick hostile encounter, they are truly conflict avoident - I am their worst nightmare- thanks to vox it takes usually one or two initial encounters to pin down a gamma for who he is ; 1) unwanted unsolicited advice 2) feigning superiority 3) smart boi knowledge iq points 4) fake charisma 5) dead eyes 6) out of shape 7)physionomy 8) sex jokes
Just a few red flags I look for- go ahead gamms mash those buttons and I got you locked in dude target acquired I will make you miserable
Looking back on previous business experiences, the SSH explains a lot of behavior of my subordinates, and while I intuitively had a sense of categories of male behavior before learning SSH here, having the framework now is useful, and would have saved me lots of grief on one particular occasion if I had recognized a gamma in my midst before he acted out.
With respect to writing fiction, SSH is also helpful in crafting male protagonists that are more complex and varied, and probably ring truer for my readers on a subconscious level
I will continue to follow these conversations with interest.
Regarding the censoring disagreement item, I've never seen an honest disagreement get censored by Vox. I've seen Vox call the commenter retarded if it's a retarded honest disagreement, and then if the commenter doubles down on the retardery it either becomes dishonest or the commenter is just not tall enough for the ride so no loss either way. If the comment is dishonest from the beginning, the dishonesty is going to get called out and then the ban hammer falls if it continues.
There is almost always an explicit warning or multiple implicit warning signs prior to banning. The SDL is, after all, a merciful darklord indeed.
All the athletes in my school made fun of each others shortcomings both physical and social. We all seemed to enjoy it and be better for it; kind of a secondary sport for the athletes. One of the low status guys from the football team told me a few years later how he used to virulently hate everyone who made fun of him though it wasn't really apparent. Total It would have seemed more cruel to leave him out, but really would have been traumatic and a major burden to accept his ignoble disposition for what it is and behave accordingly. tragically he was a rage volcano waiting to erupt and the rage had nothing to do with anyone but him and his single mom.
The model is reliably predictive. 100% accuracy isn't required for a model to be predictive. This one is far above parity.
As for Vance, my own experience of leading a bravo life (as evidenced by the alphas that have mentored me -- I can't imagine them being both as supportive and loyal as they have been to me if I were a gamma) but having gamma tendencies mirrors my own. I'm afraid that our society is nurturing gamma responses and suppressing the natural non-gamma instincts. My tendencies were defense mechanisms from a shitty early life situation (poverty and the resulting diversity) and were quickly stamped out by the alphas mentoring me.
I think situational gamma exists, as a result of mental injury. The key there is that the behavior is temporary and can be corrected, and isn't a habitual addiction.
I have thought something similar. Being the Bravo to the greatest Alpha in the world probably helps Vance to forget some of that mental injury and inspires him to be the best Bravo he can be.
The SSH has truly been a gift to my family, social life and my business. Its explanatory and predictive power is constantly proven. I was raised in a gamma-production factory with two gamma brothers. It now makes sense to me why their resentment for me grew every time I received recruitment letters from D1 colleges on Fridays. It lets me know that all the guys i out-lifted and smashed on the field, who always accused me of being on "roids", were gamma males.
I have trained my managers for years how to see gamma tells, and reject their applications. The hiring staff is very perceptive to the SSH and the gammas don't even get a chance. Let's just say I have very few fires to put out these days.
My sons and daughters are already being educated on the SSH. I am always testing them, and they all understand it well, even at their young ages. God bless you, Vox.
I know this isn’t an economics page, but Vox, you have already convinced me that “free trade” only creates a very loud sucking sound as well paying jobs leave the higher wage economy, but I thought comparative advantage was, more or less, a law, yet you speak of it comparatively and in the same sentence as TENS. Where would I go to hear your thoughts on this?
Vox, thank you for this post, and I apologize for my immaturity. Thanks to you and everyone else in the comments for telling me to shut up. I needed it.
Good start. That’s hard to do.
Being able to recognize and neutralize a gamma quickly is invaluable.
Gammas result from the mental gemnastics needed to keep either (1) atheism, (2) calvinism, (3) buddhism, (4) papism, running. Whether it be popesplaining, buddhasplaining, calvinsplaining, or dawkinsplaining, these are the seminaries where gammas get their phd in gammitude. That's your injection of truth for the day.
The degree to which the questions contain their own answer is remarkable. Gammas ask obnoxious questions that fool no one, usually with the obligatory unrequested explanation thrown in somewhere.
Everyone enjoys the clean comment section. The Sigma wisdom will indeed be spreading far and wide.
"One day, the SSH will be taught as part of the basic educational process."
immense vibe, Vox 👍
I made an account just for this, have been a longtime VP reader and been lurking all along.
This is rediculous- let me spell it out for you- Gammas absolutly deserve everything they get for being gammas.
I'll give you just one example from my experience - I had a cowardly feminist soyboy gamma tell my wife behind my back that he didn't like the way I spoke to her- my own wife. He was trying to swoop in with his fuckin neck beard and beer belly thinking he could white knight her.
This made me angry . My loyal wife told him basically mind your own damn business
She , 2 weeks later, spotted him trying to sneak up on her when she went to piss in some bushes (we are outdoorsmen)
You really tryna watch my girl piss yo?
I would literally have beaten the fuckin shit out of him if it wasn't for the simple fact that I may have ended up killing him.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR WOMEN ALONE WITH GAMMAS-( I was only 30 yards away)
Gammas THINK they deserve your job , your wife, your skills and will try to take it all if it wasnt for those big muscles and high levels of T. I've had multiple gammas try to ruin me so now I shit on them instantly when they smart boi , they don't even want to look at me after a quick hostile encounter, they are truly conflict avoident - I am their worst nightmare- thanks to vox it takes usually one or two initial encounters to pin down a gamma for who he is ; 1) unwanted unsolicited advice 2) feigning superiority 3) smart boi knowledge iq points 4) fake charisma 5) dead eyes 6) out of shape 7)physionomy 8) sex jokes
Just a few red flags I look for- go ahead gamms mash those buttons and I got you locked in dude target acquired I will make you miserable
I was down below San Simeon last week, watching the elephant seals. Lo and behold, one of them was displaying exactly the behaviors you describe.
It was kind of hilarious to watch, and the alpha seal’s vibe was exactly yours.
Looking back on previous business experiences, the SSH explains a lot of behavior of my subordinates, and while I intuitively had a sense of categories of male behavior before learning SSH here, having the framework now is useful, and would have saved me lots of grief on one particular occasion if I had recognized a gamma in my midst before he acted out.
With respect to writing fiction, SSH is also helpful in crafting male protagonists that are more complex and varied, and probably ring truer for my readers on a subconscious level
I will continue to follow these conversations with interest.
Surprised that the answer to 3 didn't contain "I don't expect you to believe me and I don't even expect you to understand..."
When working with gammas,it's important to use the chain of reasoning.
That's the chain you beat gammas with until they are reasonable
Regarding the censoring disagreement item, I've never seen an honest disagreement get censored by Vox. I've seen Vox call the commenter retarded if it's a retarded honest disagreement, and then if the commenter doubles down on the retardery it either becomes dishonest or the commenter is just not tall enough for the ride so no loss either way. If the comment is dishonest from the beginning, the dishonesty is going to get called out and then the ban hammer falls if it continues.
There is almost always an explicit warning or multiple implicit warning signs prior to banning. The SDL is, after all, a merciful darklord indeed.
As far as I can tell, Vox usually gives a warning. I've been treated much fairer in the comment sections of his places than someplace like twitter.
Twitter: This looks like violent speech would you like to remove it?
I don't think it's violent but sure I guess
Twitter: Thanks for confirming it's violent speech, you are banned for a week
Well, I would love to buy a book of SSH fables, something like Aesop's Fables that can be used to teach children.
All the athletes in my school made fun of each others shortcomings both physical and social. We all seemed to enjoy it and be better for it; kind of a secondary sport for the athletes. One of the low status guys from the football team told me a few years later how he used to virulently hate everyone who made fun of him though it wasn't really apparent. Total It would have seemed more cruel to leave him out, but really would have been traumatic and a major burden to accept his ignoble disposition for what it is and behave accordingly. tragically he was a rage volcano waiting to erupt and the rage had nothing to do with anyone but him and his single mom.
The model is reliably predictive. 100% accuracy isn't required for a model to be predictive. This one is far above parity.
As for Vance, my own experience of leading a bravo life (as evidenced by the alphas that have mentored me -- I can't imagine them being both as supportive and loyal as they have been to me if I were a gamma) but having gamma tendencies mirrors my own. I'm afraid that our society is nurturing gamma responses and suppressing the natural non-gamma instincts. My tendencies were defense mechanisms from a shitty early life situation (poverty and the resulting diversity) and were quickly stamped out by the alphas mentoring me.
I think situational gamma exists, as a result of mental injury. The key there is that the behavior is temporary and can be corrected, and isn't a habitual addiction.
I wonder the same. I assume I am gamma. But I also have Bravo tendencies and have been referred to as a "Broken Bravo'
So I wonder too if Bravo can fall gamma.
Gammas bounce from obsession to obsession. Make fixing yourself your obsession.
Great point. Also I think Bravos and Gammas serve but for different reasons.
Bravos give to the community by serving and enforcing.
Gammas on the other hand seek to control, feel smart, and impress their ideas under the guise of "service."
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I have thought something similar. Being the Bravo to the greatest Alpha in the world probably helps Vance to forget some of that mental injury and inspires him to be the best Bravo he can be.
Just knowing gammas won't ever stop acting annoying is good enough proof and utility, if it granted nothing else.
The one thing no one can dispute is gamma males are annoying and don't learn. Disputing that? The mirror beckons.
The SSH has truly been a gift to my family, social life and my business. Its explanatory and predictive power is constantly proven. I was raised in a gamma-production factory with two gamma brothers. It now makes sense to me why their resentment for me grew every time I received recruitment letters from D1 colleges on Fridays. It lets me know that all the guys i out-lifted and smashed on the field, who always accused me of being on "roids", were gamma males.
I have trained my managers for years how to see gamma tells, and reject their applications. The hiring staff is very perceptive to the SSH and the gammas don't even get a chance. Let's just say I have very few fires to put out these days.
My sons and daughters are already being educated on the SSH. I am always testing them, and they all understand it well, even at their young ages. God bless you, Vox.
This is The Way. Good for you on all counts.