The supposed 'Alpha' and 'Beta' male distinction

Well, this friend of mine is rather shy and never had many female friends. He has since blossomed into a polite young man and when you add a Cambridge degree and doctors salary, he will not have much problem finding a decent looking woman.

The other guy is very confident. Always has been always will be. Doesn't change the fact that he will have to check his bank balance to see if he can take a girl to Frankie and Bennys

edit: how the f do we embed photos now?

I believe that's called buying yourself the power(i.e. status amongst other men)...Very similar to women undergoing plastic surgery or even attaining advanced makeup skills(think contouring and such).
The basic principle however,is that women prefer the males that dictate over other males(kind of like men prefer beautiful women over ugly ones)....
Surely you don't actually believe that your average "nerdy polite" guy would be able to hold on to his girlfriend(on a basic attraction level at least) should she ever take notice of the fear in his eyes in the event of a confrontation with a stronger bigger non-nerdy male....right?You don't actually think she'll still "want" him after saaaay he got beat up in front of her....right?

We don't live in that sort of society though. Violence isn't a very useful currency

Society(/cultural norms) has (/have)nothing to do with biological hard-wiring. Men are hard-wired to prefer beautiful/youthful/etc women...Women are hard-wired to prefer men who can dominate other men(through whatever means necessary)...

If somebody isn't as confident as another person, does that make them inferior?

Yes and finances are the means of domination.

What happens when a short person is also rich and confident?

Or a good looking muscular guy is unconfident and can't talk to girls?

because all women can be bought, all women have a price. Some girls are worth a few drinks at a bar, others are worth an expensive car, and some others will only settle for a man who can provide them with a house, car, and financial security for the rest of their lives.

The point of this thread however is that the whole "alpha-beta thing" is actually very well grounded into the actual world...The irony was that you involved yourself into it by arguing that it wasn't legitimate and used the fact that the current social makeup allows *some weaker males to artificially buy themselves the status as proof...You kind of proved it right,to an extent...

Sorry, but that's not the point of this thread.

To some extent(I suppose as long as said nerdy stemer manages to hold himself from any other kind of confrontation with other males that does not involve him being...you know...his nerdy-self)...

The point of this thread however is that the whole "alpha-beta thing" is actually very well grounded into the actual world...The irony was that you involved yourself into it by arguing that it wasn't legitimate and used the fact that the current social makeup allows *some weaker males to artificially buy themselves the status as proof...You kind of proved it right,to an extent...

So, after browsing through several threads, i've come across a somewhat simplistic method of defining men of either being an 'alpha' or 'beta'.

One of the main points, as it appears, seems to be that an 'alpha' will be confident despite any sort of complexities belonging to the state of the relationship between male and female (the distinction between 'alpha' and beta' doesn't seem to be any clearer as it comes to same-sex relationships). The reverse of that has also been speculated to be a defining feature of 'beta'.

What are your thoughts on this 'alpha' and 'beta' distinction?

Is it coherent and can it adequately satisfy the characteristics of men into two camps?

Or are those who endorse that distinction, male and female, relying on a less sophisticated account of people in regards to romantic relationships?

Ive stated them quite clearly when I quoted you previously. Scroll up have a read. Actually have some grounding about yourself and absorb the information. It will do you good as choosing to reply with sarcastic comments demonstrates your character.

Weak. Unable to communicate ones views due to a lack of grounding.

Alpha males are better looking, richer, taller, more muscular, more confident, can easily talk to girls and seduce them, they get sex very easily and never have trouble finding a girl.

Beta males are shorter, less attractive, (skinny /or fat), poorer, they're shy, can't talk to girls, they're afraid of girls and they don't get sex and they end up becoming frustrated and alone.

I wasnt asking what it means...I was wondering why you were spuouting such utter drivel

It doesn't. Alpha and Beta only functions in an environment when the strongest male gets all the females, which in a monogamous society isn't the case.

You are also wrong in thinking that physical strength and size are the key factors required to thrive, and that modern society is some sort of blip in the course of natural selection. They aren't. It is and always has been adaptability and ruthlessness. Every single species that has survived thus far has had to out think and out adapt the others. Why do you think that the human race, which itself is physically very frail, is the most successful predator on the planet?

Ability to adapt to any given scenario is the key to success in EVERYTHING.