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!"
