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RobertDW's avatar

The best route through a network follows the fastest nodes.

Gammas eliminate themselves from the class of superior node by soaking up enormous amounts of time and energy relative to their productivity.

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David's avatar

One observation in business and the Gamma’s downfall when it comes to networking.

As they do tend to excel at subject matter expertise, you will ask them for their advice or to share a document or knowledge relating to that expertise.

Unfortunately the Gamma hordes the knowledge like gold, as they are aware that the knowledge has led them to a position of more influence and power. They seem to be afraid of sharing that knowledge as it means people will no longer come to them for their expert advice.

The outcome is that rather than investing in their network by sharing their knowledge willfully, they become a thorn that people want to replace with a team player.

So the very knowledge they have that could significantly help their networking status becomes their Achilles heel.

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John Samson's avatar

In my new 9G model, enemies are overcome with sheer mental force…

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Luke Philp's avatar

I was issued a set of business cards when I started out as a consultant. I think I've handed out a grand total of 3 in 7yrs.

Something I need to work on.

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Jehu's avatar

One could use a reasonable grasp of the SSH to write relationships in computer games that actually bore some resemblance to reality. Depicting the mating dance as it actually is would be beyond transgressive. As is most such implementations work according to how a Gamma thinks they should work, unburdened by concerns of verisimilitude.

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CecilRhodes's avatar

Excellent observation.

Mentoring is the flip side. You can't help but want to give a leg up to the likable, talented young. The more likable and talented the more you want to give.

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GH's avatar

The only problem here is lack of candidates. But when i find them, so great.

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James Allin's avatar

I couldn't help but think of Megan Markle and her efforts to "network" at various celebrity events.

She might be a definable case of the gamma female, constantly yearning to increase her social class/status. Yet the harder she pushes, the more fake and disingenuous she appears.

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Man of the Atom's avatar

Start here. Note that there are no indications in this post that the SSH involves women, nor will you find such indications in following posts, other than from some commenters who are confused.

https://sigmagame.substack.com/p/the-socio-sexual-hierarchy

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taignobias's avatar

Even using the terms of the SSH to apply to women tends to start you on the wrong path.

Gammas and women act similarly.

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GH's avatar

Most women wont rage in public.

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taignobias's avatar

Counterpoint: Karens and activists

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SirHamster's avatar

Most, but you do get the occasional tantrum or meltdown.

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AngH's avatar

Who you know benefits you in way you wouldn't expect. For one example, my first midwife was known and respected by the local hospital staff. When I had to transfer she called it in and sent over my paperwork. They stayed as close to my birth plan as possible, gave us no flack about what we declined, and released us a day earlier than protocol for our situation because "if (midwife) will see you tomorrow at home, there's no need for us to monitor you here a second day." Who you know and their reputation is so important. We benefited greatly from her networking skills and reputation among to OB's and nurses. This required us to yield to her expertise and credentials, something I'm sure many Gamma's have too much ego to do.

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info1234's avatar

Speaking of Ego. I saw videos of Trump making fun of himself in comedic skits.

Somehow an Alpha like Trump has no issue doing that. His relatively lack of Ego allows him to do this and may be one key factor distinguishing genuine Alphas from Gammas.

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MerryToyotathon's avatar

Alphas have enormous egos, but they also tend to have a sense of humor.

The Secret King isn't used to having every misstep scrutinized. Actual Kings are accomplished tumblers.

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Dave's avatar

I think it's that Trump knows how to read the room rather than him having no ego. That is to say they know how their actions, such as making fun of themselves, will carry across in any particular situation and their focus is more getting the crowd to sway moreso than focusing on the self. To drill down further Trump walks away with a net ego gain if he makes fun of himself and a crowd roars with laughter in approval. If he gains nothing from being deprecating he won't.

Gamma's certainly are famous for not being to read the room and dropping a real stinker in any social situation. Being a killjoy at a promotion celebration, talking about themselves at a funeral eulogy, that sort of thing. In theory that would mean factor you describe separating the gamma from the alpha is how much time they spend thinking about themselves vs others.

"How is the crowd feeling?"

vs

"What is the crowd's feeling on ME?"

You can imagine Trump walking up and thinking the first and a gamma the second.

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SirHamster's avatar

"making fun of himself in comedic skits."

He understands that he gains more in loyalty and trust than he loses when humbling himself to entertain others.

Generosity extends far beyond material possessions. Letting others "win" status games has long term payoffs.

Gammas need to understand that nobody really cares and being stingy lowers your status.

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Jehu's avatar

I don't think many people have trouble distinguishing Alphas from Gammas---except, of course, for Gammas. People at the top of a hierarchy in a natural and organic way don't tend to be that insecure---why should they be? But those propped up artificially like Kamala for instance have to have their sense of humor surgically removed.

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info1234's avatar

It's likely going to be lumped in with the "Red Pill ideology". As detractors would call it.

And demonized in the same way.

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MerryToyotathon's avatar

Free publicity, you say?

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GH's avatar

What do people say about God these days?

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Vox Day's avatar

So what? The detractors are irrelevant. If it works, it works.

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info1234's avatar

I agree. I am making a prediction that may or may not be true.

If I am wrong. I am wrong.

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Vox Day's avatar

You're going to die. It might be soon, it might take years. But you will definitely die. That's a prediction that absolutely will be true.

Now do you see how you are engaging in negative, low-status behavior?

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info1234's avatar

You are right. That isn't positive or solution orientated.

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Easy Eddie's avatar

This is very insightful. Everything here is a gem. SSH has played a significant role in how I make decisions based on human behavior.

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J Scott's avatar

Networking and being useful to people is everything.

You will sometimes get lucky drawn out of hat. Why count on that?

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DarkLordFan's avatar

Brilliant!

SSH should be utilized in hiring and vetting processes of all kind. Beyond that, for any position it has always come down to "Do I know you?".

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taignobias's avatar

At a minimum, "Do I want to know you?"

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DarkLordFan's avatar

If the answer is yes, I get the job.

If no, I do not.

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Ransom of Perelandra's avatar

My mentor use to always say:

"Who you know is more important than what you know."

Almost all of my career has been built on knowing someone, or that someone knowing someone else.

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Snowyteller's avatar

Funny thing, networking isn't something you even want a loremaster or specialist doing in the first place. If the gamma stays in his lane does what he is asked, it doesn't solve all the issues but in a workplace context it certainly expunges a lot of the gamma downsides.

Sounds like a fortune cookie thing or a meme, to raise your status, you must first give up on raising your status.

It's true though. Just as people can sense arrogance and pride, they can smell the desperate.

In a bizzare sense, the omega is almost better off being out of the picture, should he gain courage or finally correctly apply knowledge of social interactions he's more likely to appear like a low status weird delta that came out of nowhere, if by some miracle he's bathed and groomed, victory is almost within grasp!

Gotta be careful though, first time he speaks might scare the life outta someone, nobody expects the thin air to start talking after all. Though, it's almost a natural icebreaker if you apologise for almost giving someone a heart attack.

Of course, for omega and gamma both knowing is by far the easiest part of battle.

The omega struggles to do at all.

The gamma struggles to do properly.

Though, while the omega can know and fail to apply.

Cursed is the gamma to know, but lie to himself that he doesn't.

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Dave's avatar

"networking isn't something you even want a loremaster or specialist doing in the first place"

Would a gamma even share contacts if it would make them look less capable? Out of all the gammas I know it's hard to imagine them setting up a meeting for two unrelated people who need each other's skills for the sheer satisfaction of networking and social proof. More like they would brag about some high level programmer they know and as soon as you ask to meet them for a project they make excuses as to why you can now never meet them.

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Coffee Guy Chris's avatar

Gammas aren’t good at networking because they’re only willing to give, and never receive, social capital. In the unlikely event that a Gamma did have a genuine connection with a man of higher status than himself, he would hide it so nobody could “steal” his advantage but would still throw it around like some sort of trophy.

Gamma: “You will not BELIEVE who I am friends with. And you won’t ever know so only I can be friends with them and not you, ha!”

Delta or higher: “Uhh… whatever, freak.”

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Snowyteller's avatar

Hence why you don't want them doing it, an exercise in frustration, being recommended a gamma is less of a problem than gammas recommending, or you know, failing to do so, they'll claim deeper connection with people than they actually have after all.

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BBL1986's avatar

Hey, if you're an omega, showers regularly, dresses decently, knows how to talk to people without scaring them away, and find a good and lucrative niche job, the world is your oyster.

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Crls Dz's avatar

Lack of hygiene aside, what is it about the omega that scares people away?

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Canadian Sperg's avatar

My guess is that in general there's always something 'off' about them.

Usually there's a neurological disorder or something else abnormal. The mannerisms can range from odd clothing choices, weird body language, voice abnormalities, rigid fixation on a particular subject, etc. I could shorten that to they generally either have poor self-perception or really don't care.

For me to operate in social situations maintaining normalcy is almost entirely a cognitive exercise. I can handle most structured environments like playing a game or watching a show with a group. Unstructured gatherings involving mingling with crowds are unmanageable to me. Which is unfortunate since that seems to be where you're most likely to engage in productive networking.

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blacksheep's avatar

Sometimes it’s just the difficulty in communication. I’m not a great conversationalist myself and therefore something as simple as water cooler office talk with an omega is arduous.

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taignobias's avatar

It's more of a repulsion, really. Omegas are undeniably low status, to the degree that even the most socially inept can reliably identify.

It reaches the level of instinct.

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Michael's avatar

As a bona fide Omega, I find this hilarious pretty much describes my social interactions😂

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Snowyteller's avatar

Thing is, if the omega comes to love being the invisible man, delight in being unknown, no longer secretly yearning for affection, what is he?

The sigma moves freely in and out of the hierarchy, but a man as divorced as this?

A gamma could only claim to love being invisible as a cope or another ploy at being secret king.

An omega such as this, unmoored from desire, fear and pain, it's barely human, let alone king.

A normal omega does actually want to be part of the hierarchy, though more than desire of status, what he yearns for is affection, love from a woman, comradery from men. He'll settle for a friendly gaze from either, disbelieving anything greater that comes to his door. The thought of being as the alpha is to him not an ideal dream, but a horrific nightmare.

A gamma dreams royal dreams, but the omega hides deep a pained hope for just a little headpat or a 'good job'. The barest sliver of a delta's portion.

So what is he no longer desiring even that crumb of humanity?

Or more than loving being invisible has he come to love the suprise his existence causes when noticed? Desperately suckling on that meagre trace of human interaction?

Terminal omega perhaps, either way.

If an omega no longer cares, that doesn't make him a sigma.

The sigma at least can be considered to have more than just the form of a man.

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Yosef Hirsh's avatar

After observing Gammas in my family I noticed that they almost have an autism towards any other social currency besides knowledge.

In their minds knowledge should set status,make them deserve sex or even give them the right to want or like something.

It is impossible to deprogram them because they will use "knowledge" itself to resist any rational argument.

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Masked Menace's avatar

Because a low status man puts a woman on a pedestal, he can't comprehend that attraction for a woman is really just about a man being hot.

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Snowyteller's avatar

What the gamma knows, he lies to himself about, so that he may not have to put in practice.

When he says 'ah but what if X is Y!"

He knows better, he just lies to himself to avoid reality.

Of course, even in the case of genuine intelligence this renders him functionally witless.

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GH's avatar

They lie to themselves, but i dont think they know better. I think their fear shields them from whats on the other side of the bubble.

Fear is the mind killer, and they put it to self use.

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Vlajdermen's avatar

Reasoning doesn't work on gammas, only experience does. Sure, they dodge experience like it's a parking ticket, but it can catch up with you.

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GH's avatar

The gamma that learned... What a tall tale it would be.

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Jay Alan Ungart's avatar

It's not a myth! They exist!

They tend to have a lot of bruises...

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GH's avatar

Sounds educational.

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Michael's avatar

One should always be increasing their knowledge. The problem with gammas It is the only avenue they try and improve themselves in. And to truly learn one has to admit they’re wrong, most of the time but that takes humility which a majority of gamma lack.

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Yosef Hirsh's avatar

It isn't just specialization its the faulty assumption that specialization in one area is the currency in all areas.

An obscure reference that you think is clever does not equal the right to sex.

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Vox Day's avatar

Unless it's a Monte Python quote, of course. Guaranteed panty-droppers, each and every one. Am I right, ladies, or am I right?

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NotYourPalFriend's avatar

Both the (major) Gammas I knew growing up LOVED Monty Python.

It's just so clever, eh?

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Lacey's avatar

Aw man, when those boys say "nih" and tell me to cut down the forest with a herring....*fans self*

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Vlajdermen's avatar

I hope that can be a Hypergamouse extra one day. It's an epic visual gag.

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Jay Alan Ungart's avatar

I'm told it's worked every time it's been tried!

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Vlajdermen's avatar

Jesus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is gamma humour to the extreme. Learning of the SSH really clarifies what were previously just vague irks, and sadly the same goes for a lot of popular comedies.

The undisputed peak of gammatry, though, is Futurama.

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Dave's avatar

There's a Lord of the Rings parody comic that highlights just how often Monty Python quote dropping happens in D&D. Perhaps you can measure how many gammas are in a hobby by measuring Monty Python quote levels.

https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=673

"This is, of course, the most pervasive problem in D&D, and one which the rules have never addressed. The tension of many battles has been ruined by some smart-alec suggesting they use the Holy Hand Grenade. No fortress – no matter how impressive or dangerous – will ever seem foreboding after one of the players points out that, “It’s only a model”."

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Vlajdermen's avatar

I've quit many hobbies because the company they bring are all gammas. Primarily anime and crpgs. "Oh, at least we're not westards!" "It's everyone EXCEPT us who's the pedophile!" "Of course it's only a REAL crpg if it has 7 classes and not 6. What are you? A stupid zoomer?"

There is only so much of these special boy antics one can take before he leaves.

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Jose Miguel's avatar

It's called rationalizing instead of facing reality, ie delusion bubble.

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Mrs. Chad Mungus's avatar

This helps explain what's going on to the low-status man wondering, "Why can that alpha act like an absolute fool and get all the girls, while all the girls run screaming from me if I even breathe wrong?"

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GH's avatar

"He doesn't even respect them!"

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