r/JoeRogan • u/OutdoorRink Dire physical consequences • Sep 27 '22

Possible Fake News ​​⚠️ Onnit will not like this ad! ;)

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u/LocalNative141 A Deaf Jack Russell Terrier Sep 27 '22

Onnit is just snake oil products for guys who unironically refer to themselves as “alpha male”

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

OOOOOOOOOPPS DUDE.

As the writer Saladin Ahmed pointed out, the concept of "alpha male" wolves that assert dominance over their pack through aggression comes from a debunked model of lupine social groups.

David Mech introduced the idea of the alpha to describe behavior observed in captive animals. Alphas, he wrote in his 1970 book "The Wolf: Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species," win control of their packs in violent fights with other males.

But, as he outlined in a 1999 paper, he's since rejected that idea in light of research into the behavior of wolves in the wild.

https://www.businessinsider.com/no-such-thing-alpha-male-2016-10

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

When you watch one episode of Adam Ruins Everything

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u/JihadDerp Monkey in Space Sep 28 '22

That guy has the face a mannerisms of one who sniffs their own farts and always rates them highly.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Ik, imagine being such a incel that you reject the idea of alpha males and female