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Let's take stock.

May 28 2008 at 3:47 AM
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Dan  (no login)


Response to Re: Alphas and Betas

 

You realize that the military, the police department, and the fire department are the three employers in this country in which physical prowess and channeled aggression are relevant job skills. These are the three employers that advertise specifically to alphas and actively seek to recruit them after high school and before college. However stable and rewarding these jobs may be, they are low-qualification, low-entry pay, and require major commitment. Of course there are alphas who live stable, relatively happy lives. But these are not career paths which prove that alphas run the world, in fact, they somewhat suggest the opposite.

Let's take stock.

Number of alpha professors I've met: Zero.
Number of alpha doctors I've met: Zero.
Number of alpha engineers I've met: Zero.
Number of (successful) alpha lawyers I've met: Zero.
Number of alpha judges I've met: Zero.
Number of alpha senators/congressmen I've met: Zero.
Number of alphas I've met who make over 200k a year: Zero.
Richest man in the world: Bill Gates, the quintessential beta.

Alphas get women in the 20-30 age group. Other than that, betas rule the world. Are there beta fuck-ups? Of course. But if you look at the high paid, high-powered positions in the business/academic/political world, 99% of them are betas. Alphas can never make it that far, because they usually lack the required intelligence, and the ones who have it simply aren't likable because they're too aggressive and threatening. How to Win Friends and Influence People is a guide on how to be a successful beta (not a fuck-up beta). You don't see any alpha techniques in there, because alphas cause constant conflict with their behavior by definition.

 
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