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Socio-Sexual Hierarchy 

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A categorical system separating male personality types into ranks based on patterns of behavior. It classifies men using social status, interactions with others, and inclinations. Containing six male types (Alpha, Sigma, Beta, Delta, Gamma, and Omega), the SSH helps us understand how men fit into different societal roles.

Our place in the SSH depends on how we perceive ourselves compared to others. The most common factors include physical appearance, status and wealth, personality traits, social skills, cultural norms, and confidence.

Grasping the SSH ensures that every man is utilized to maximum effect in organizations, preventing both interpersonal and logistical issues as well as avoiding overlapping functions, redundancy, and critical failure.

The SSH is fractal. Being an Alpha in one group of men does not therefore mean you are an Alpha in every group with which you come in contact. One also can’t decide what rank he is by sheer desire, but should look to others' knowledge of his behavior when determining where he stands.

The SSH is exclusively designed to understand the dynamics at play between men. Using it to distinguish between women would be futile as they have a far more mercurial hierarchy that is impossible to discern (even for them). Rather, use the SSH to accurately determine where you stand as a man so that you can optimize your interactions with the opposite sex.

The SSH is a concept created by Vox Day going back at least as far as 2010.
"I have five candidates for a female secretary for Jim. I was thinking of hiring this one."
"What!? Don't you know anything about the Socio-Sexual Hierarchy!? Jim is a total alpha! Plus he's married! That candidate's an absolute fox! We'd be fools to think he won't cheat with her sometime down the line!"
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Sociosexual Hierarchy 

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Dude: astrology is so stupid bro like they're just some symbols

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