SSH and IQ

Different perspectives on the SSH are inevitable

The Socio-Sexual Hierarchy as summarized by Claude Opus 4 at five different IQ levels. Now you’ve got no excuse for failing to understand the basics.

IQ 175: Day's socio-sexual hierarchy constitutes a taxonomical framework mapping male behavioral phenotypes onto a discretized status ordering, wherein Alpha denotes individuals exhibiting maximal social dominance and intersexual selection success; Bravo represents high-competence subordinate cooperators; Delta encompasses the statistical mode of conventional pair-bonding strategists; Gamma indicates individuals displaying compensatory intellectual signaling coupled with social maladaptation; Omega designates those exhibiting minimal social integration; and Sigma represents agents operating via parallel status-acquisition strategies independent of conventional hierarchical positioning. The model posits these categories as semi-stable attractors in sociosexual phase space, with individual trajectories influenced by biological, psychological, and sociocultural variables interacting across multiple temporal scales and contextual domains.

IQ 150: Day's taxonomy represents a reductionist model of male social dynamics, stratifying individuals into archetypal categories (Alpha through Omega) based on their relative success in intrasexual competition and intersexual selection. The hierarchy conflates multiple orthogonal dimensions - social dominance, mating success, and psychological frameworks - into a unified schema that attempts to systematize the complex interplay between personality traits, social capital, and reproductive fitness within contemporary Western cultural contexts.

IQ 130: Day categorizes men into distinct social-sexual ranks based on their leadership qualities, attractiveness to women, and social dominance. Alphas lead naturally and attract women effortlessly, while Bravos serve as capable lieutenants. Deltas form the majority - average men who work steadily and seek stable relationships. Gammas are often intelligent but socially unsuccessful, prone to resentment. Omegas are social outcasts, while Sigmas operate outside the hierarchy entirely, achieving success through unconventional paths.

IQ 115: The hierarchy ranks men by their social success and ability to attract women. Alphas are natural leaders who get the most female attention. Bravos are successful but not quite top-tier. Deltas are regular guys who make up most of the population. Gammas think they're smarter than they are socially and often struggle with women. Omegas are at the bottom socially. Sigmas are lone wolves who do their own thing successfully.

IQ 100: There are different types of guys based on how popular and successful they are. Alphas are the cool leaders everyone follows. Bravos are pretty successful too. Most guys are Deltas - normal dudes with regular jobs and girlfriends. Gammas complain a lot and don't do well with girls. Omegas are the weird loners. Sigmas are successful but don't care about being popular.

IQ 85: Some guys are leaders (Alpha) and get all the girls. Some guys are okay (Bravo). Most guys are normal (Delta). Some guys are annoying and girls don't like them (Gamma). Some guys are really weird and alone (Omega). Some guys do their own thing and don't care what others think (Sigma).

What I found intriguing is the observation that one’s ability to utilize the SSH is also likely to be dependent upon one’s intellect, although if the AI analysis is to be believed, it’s not necessarily always most useful for the most intelligent, given their superior ability to convincingly rationalize away that which is manifestly observable and obvious.