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Explain Like I'm Five

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you’re really asking what it means, an Alpha is a

pseudo scientific myth that has been twisted and then adopted almost exclusively by toxic men to try and boost their own ego and justify their shit behaviour

FTFY

[–] Rhynoplaz 4 points 1 day ago

I wouldn't even give it that much credit.