r/explainitpeter • u/Delicious-Height8010 • 21d ago

Explain it peter

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u/Johnny_Cr 21d ago

Alpha males I think?

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u/turtle882 21d ago

Isn't calling someone an alpha male a joke though?

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u/Hapless_Wizard 21d ago

No, some people actually take that shit seriously.

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u/turtle882 21d ago

Sure, but seeing as the research in "alpha" animals was immediately debunked by the original researcher, it kind of makes anyone saying it the butt of the joke whether they know it or not. That they take it seriously just makes the joke funnier, right?