They are sincere, and dread lying like fire. They don’t lie even in small things. A lie is insulting to the listener and puts him in a lower position in the eyes of the speaker. They do not pose, they behave in the street as they do at home, they do not show off before their humbler comrades. They are not given to babbling and forcing their uninvited confidences on others. Out of respect for other people’s ears they more often keep silent than talk.Translation from the Russian: don't be Gamma.
They do not disparage themselves to rouse compassion. They do not play on the strings of other people’s hearts so that they may sigh and make much of them. They do not say “I am misunderstood,” or “I have become second-rate,” because all this is striving after cheap effect, is vulgar, stale, false….
Sunday, October 4, 2015
You lack culture, noble sir
According to Anton Chekhov, anyhow:
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Lying is akin to murder, the murder of truth. The Truth shall set you free.
Being Alpha has a lot to do with what was called "aristocratic" in former times which has nothing to do with snobism. But there are only few people who can keep up a "high attitude" facing the mediocracy and nastyness of ordinary people.
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If it wouldn't kill you, you might consider adding a glossary of these terms you repeatedly use: Alpha, beta, gamma, delta, omega...
I've read several books on wolf pack hierarchies, and they only have alpha and beta.
WTF dude?! Is this Dungeons and Dragons for humans?
He has, it's over on the left as "The Socio-Sexual Hierarchy".
@Zorro, I must say I'm impressed.
you're the first person I've encountered who has " read several books on wolf pack hierarchies".
I must confess I didn't even know that there were any entire books about wolf pack hierarchies. I have read several articles about them though, mostly during my days of research on training my dogs.
I look forward to learning more about wolf-pack hierarchies.
Chekov, like (Walker) Percy, started out as a pathologist before becoming a writer. They both remained pathologists, never more than in their writing.
According to my research, werewolf-pack hierarchies include alphas, super-alphas that dominate meta-packs, normal schmucks who try too hard, and omegas, who are magical submissives that make everyone else calmer by their very presence. I'm certain that my research will be useful in the real world.
That was sarcasm. Just in case anyone didn't get it.
"I'm a one-man wolf pack"
Oops...that's a movie quote
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