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The term 'sigma male' has become a buzzword in the online world, generally describing a man who is independent, introspective, and does not conform to societal norms. And anyone who is interested in learning more about these characters should check out the Twitter account Sigma Male Activity.

It strives to deconstruct the mindset and lifestyle of those who identify as such through quotes and sigma memes. It covers a wide range of topics, ranging from dating and partner selection to earning a living and hobbies.

While the concept of a sigma male is not without controversy, this account offers a fresh (and often humorous) perspective on what it can mean to different people.

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over it already
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Color me impressed - I see 2 lions & only one has a mane. Grandma's doing better at the opposite sex animal couples than most of the kids' bibles I've seen.

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According to the internet culture database Know Your Meme, online males from this supposed class are usually considered equal to alphas on the dominance hierarchy but exist outside of the structure by choice. John Wick has often been cited as a prominent example of a sigma male.

The term itself has been attributed to writer Vox Day, aka Theodore Robert Beale, a self-described Christian nationalist. On his blog, he often shares detailed explanations of the hierarchy of males using the Greek alphabet.

On May 16th, 2010, he published, "Explaining sigma. Again," in which he wrote that the sigma is not just a social outcast, but a person who despite being a supposed social outcast "wins" at the social game.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to know a homeless guy in New Orleans who strapped a cooler to his bike. $30 worth of beer and bottled water would net him $100 by the end of the day. Dude had it figured out.

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"[Sigmas are] the outsiders who don't play the social game and manage to win at it anyhow," he wrote. "The alphas hate sigmas because they are the only men who don't accept or at least acknowledge their social dominance. (NB: Alphas absolutely hate to be laughed at and a sigma can enrage an alpha by simply smiling at him.)"

"Everyone else is vaguely confused by them. At the party, it's the guy who stops by to say hello to a few friends accompanied by a tier-one girl that no one has ever seen before. Sigmas often like women, but also tend to be contemptuous of them."

He has also listed some pop culture characters as examples, including Han Solo, Neo, and many Clint Eastwood roles.

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Over the course of the 2010s, explanations of the sigma male began growing more popular online. But it has received a fair share of criticism, too.

Writing for the Daily Dot, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw said that, "Conveniently, [the sigma male concept] offers men the chance to rebrand themselves as a cool, sexy loner if they've alienated their friends and loved ones by ascribing to self-defeating theories about gender and relationships."

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over it already
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That sounds fantastic - and like that farmer understands what women really want.

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Ricardo Ferreira
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“You may fascinate a woman by giving her a piece of cheese.” - Kathryn Paulsen's 1971 book, The Complete Book of Magic and Witchcraft. In other words, that's a man of culture.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a good friend Masa, indigenous Tayal in Taiwan, who worked on a fishing boat around 1980, and fell in love in Chile. She invited him to meet her parents, so with the captain's permission, he gave her a bluefin tuna that weighed about 90kg, frozen rock hard. The whole neighborhood joined in chopping up the tuna. A great success.

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François Bouzigues
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That guy would have scored my wife so bad... Glad i meet her before he did

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Was going to make a joke cuz I live in Wisconsin but can’t think of one 😔

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Id row
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Presenting of Cheese is a binding contract in Wisconsin. These two are now married.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To quote the Jeffersons theme - "ain't nothing wrong with that"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://www.organicauthority.com/eco-chic-table/20-cheesy-quotes-about-cheese-literally#:~:text=1%20%E2%80%9CPoets%20have%20been%20mysteriously%20silent%20on%20the,beauty%20with%20only%20one%20eye.%E2%80%9D%20...%20More%20items

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You'd better take some Ag classes. If he's giving you cheese on a first date, the least you could do is learn how it's made.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He did read that book on presenting cheese to get a woman intrested.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly tho I would bring it back to the house and my cheese snob dad and I would finish that sucker in a week.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As the price of cheese has also become astronomical, this a very expensive gift. Keep the lad! Who needs diamonds?

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Riley Quinn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Put a ring on it! Cheese instead of flowers? Any day of the week (I eat enough fiber, so no problem).

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Robin DJW
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This reminds me of the scene where Michael Douglas sends a ham to Annette Benning in The American President. Funny AF.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope she goes on a date with him again. He's a keeper for sure! Cheese: the way to every woman's heart. :)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He saw the meme about cheese fascinating women and other old tricks for picking up women

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's kinda cheesy. He must be Swiss. Betting he took her to the Garden of Edam.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a perfect gift for anyone except me since I throw up a waterfall whenever I eat cheese but I would thank them for it anyway

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i would marry this dude and tell it to my future kids saying "ur father gave me cheese, so i married him"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wouldn't convinve me, but if she's into cheese, could very well lure here in.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Give a girl a date and a block of cheese... and you'll be feeding her for a week. Give her a 100 dates and she'll be growing her own cheese.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is that Leonardo de Caprio and Steven seagal lovechild? Oh nvm it can't be, seagal is older than 25 years old.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Insulin and other life saving medications should not be marked up to insane levels

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"Once again, the men's rights community has come so close to realizing that their real problem is the restrictive nature of old-fashioned gender roles. 'Redefining masculinity' can be a helpful idea for many people, but if you're redefining it as a hierarchy of tough wolf guys versus incels, it's probably time to go back to the drawing board," Baker-Whitelaw added.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a veteran restaurant employee, I call bulls**t. I'd take the tip because I pretended to care.

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Dr. Leonor Gonçalves, who is a Research Associate in Neuroscience, Physiology, and Pharmacology at the University College London, would probably agree with Baker-Whitelaw.

"We can wish to hold on to the past and choose to emulate the societal structure of ancient animals," she wrote. "But the fact [some animals] have survived for so long without changing is a reflection of how well they are adapted to their environment – and how little this has changed."

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least the company saved the few dollars they spent on paying him! /s

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"Human ancestors have left the ocean, developed lungs, vocal cords and many things in between. We have explored continents, built flying machines and some of us even live outside the Earth. We crave change and challenge. We also try to make our societies more fair and balanced and aspire to make humanity better and more advanced," Gonçalves continued.

"What's more, the animal kingdom is full of examples of hierarchies, with the highest level of organization observed in insects ... In the world of bees, the queen is much larger than the males and the only fertile female. She lays all the eggs in the colony after being fertilized by several males. After [the] breeding season, the males are driven out of the colony and die. If we chose to organize society in this 'natural' way, would we be okay with that?" she wondered.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From what we've learned about her, I wouldn't be surprised if she wasn't discriminated against for the gay thing as much as for being an absolute d******d

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He ended up going to the University of Alabama on a full academic ride, if anyone is wondering.

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But while categorizing men as a pack of wolves and labeling them with Greek symbols might be archaic (or even dumb), the beauty of such loose definitions is that you can bend them in whatever way you want — there's no academic institution safeguarding it. And judging by its content, the Twitter account 'Sigma Male Activity' is painting a pretty inspiring picture of sigmas.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK, yeah this guy kinda sucks, but he did get to so his laundry 🤷

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/02/facebook-posts/viral-story-about-arrest-minecraft-misinformation/

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have some pride girl! But those green shells are bulls**t! The reds ones, that's where you can inflict done real damage!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it's quite reasonable for a parent to pay for their child's education, but then to expect an adult child to earn their own money once they've graduated. It sounds like this is what Arnie is doing, so good on him

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have to bring money to at least pretend you're going to pay. Amatuers 🙄

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you're really a serial killer but you don't want to go to jail.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm the type of person that reads the entire thing just so I know how I'm destroying my life when I click agree

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK, I don't have the whole story, but having worked in restaurants for several years, I think that cook is f**king with you because you're a bad guest. I could be wrong.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tell me you’re an incel without telling me you’re an incel…

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm more surprised strip clubs have TVs to be honest. If I were a stripper giving it all and my clients were watching flapjack I'd get a bit offended

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't mind admitting I'll take your word for it. Though if you multiply something by zero it will be zero so if you do it to both sides 0 = 0 true. Though I think you'll get away with this only once.

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