• mydoomlessaccount@infosec.pub
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    SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW KIND OF MALE THAT TRANSCENDS THE GREEK ALPHABET ENTIRELY!!!

    This new type of male belongs to the periodic table of elements. Known for their magnetic charm and iron will above all other types, scientists call this new type Fe Males!!!

    Could you secretly be a Fe Male???

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      I hope you didn’t mean it, but that is a really gross sentence with a slur phonetically.

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        Huh? Phonetically it could sound like “ze males” with a thick German accent but that’s not what I meant.

        I quote:

        No one likes xi. It is impossible to write, I mean which great mind thought it would be a good idea to turn a tornado into a letter, simply preposterous.

        https://www.change.org/p/the-entire-multiverse-ban-xi-from-the-greek-alphabet

        Edit: I can kinda see where the slur is now, bur that’s not how you pronounce (the Greek letter) “xi”. Xi is pronounced /zaɪ/ ZY or /(k)saɪ/ (K)SY in English and [ksi] in Greek.

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            I’m not a Greek expert, I just know what little math has told me… 😅

            The pronunciation thing came directly from Wikipedia because I was unsure how to spell it phonetically in English and then I threw the Greek pronunciation in because that’s how it’s pronounced in German too (since I am German and was only certain about the German pronunciation): Xi (letter)

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    I mean it may not be true for wolves, but it definitely is true for gorillas and chimps who are very closely related to us. Also most societies from hunter gathering bands all the way up to multi-national empires usually have a single male at the top. Is that right, probably not. Is it natural?, sort of. There seems to be a drive in a lot of men to dominate society and reach the top of the hierarchy. If you combine that natural drive with someone naturally capable to reach the top of the hierarchy and you get an alpha male. You also don’t have to be an incel to recognize a lot of women are attracted to these driven capable men.

    The question isn’t whether alpha males exist, it’s what we as a society should do with them. We shouldn’t idolize them and let them rule over us. We should harness there drive and capabilities to help society as a whole

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      It’s not true for gorillas or chimps either - and those groups don’t share a social structure. I have a feeling that you are not well informed on this topic.