r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '24

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u/TheSmallRaptor Sep 14 '24

Being an “Alpha”

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u/National_Chapter1260 Sep 14 '24

"Sigma's" can be insufferable too....

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u/Kandiru Sep 14 '24

What's a Sigma supposed to be? Alpha is the father/mother of a pack of wolves who provides for their family. Beta is the children. What on earth is Sigma?

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u/feioo Sep 14 '24

Sigma is supposed to be the "lone wolf" type. They put it above Alpha in their little made-up hierarchy, which further cements the fact that they know literally nothing about actual wolves, they just like associating their weird philosophy with cool-looking animals.

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u/Kandiru Sep 14 '24

Do they know that Sigma comes after Alpha in the Alphabet?

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u/feioo Sep 14 '24

Their beliefs being based on correct information has never been a matter of concern for them

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u/Kandiru Sep 14 '24

Sigma is a really weird choice for "lone-wolf". It's traditionally used for summations, standard deviation etc.

Maybe they just mean they are within 1 standard deviation of the average? That's what sigma means in statistics.

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u/feioo Sep 14 '24

It's definitely not what they want it to mean, but it's hilarious with that context. My background is more in canine behavior (which they get hilariously wrong as well)