• explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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    28 days ago

    Every time someone calls himself an “alpha”, I think of Brave New World, in which the speaker would not be an alpha at all.

    • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
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      22 days ago

      I just lose all respect for their intellect. They might still be shrewd, but they aren’t likely smart unless it’s a ruse.

  • tjebutski@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    In what context? Software versions, Greek letters, Or just the way stupid people use it to make themselves feel better?