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Alphas

Alphas

Please, in our society, two males would never shake hands—touching another man is unbecoming for any truly masculine leader. Sleeping with women is forbidden because it’s giving in to your base urges—it indicates weakness. Studying implies you don't know everything yet, which is another type of submission. Growing crops doesn't directly yield raw meat, so that’s a waste. Female children are shameful and must be abandoned in the woods. Male children also get abandoned in the woods, because deferring to a baby’s whims hardly demonstrates dominance, does it? I wonder if any of this relates to our rapidly diminishing numbers.