Living on the Edge

We are taught at an early age how to have civil discourse. Societal rules established so that all might have a voice at the table. But some do not adhere to the rules. As with any action, there are pros and cons to this behavior. One must always examine the trade offs and evaluate them in light of the desired outcome. But how do people bend or break these rules, and why?

An Alpha male will occasionally ignore societal rules. Typically, this is when there is a challenge to the natural order of things, and the Alpha must respond in kind in order to preserve the rank structure. Preserving the rank structure is, by default, preserving society as a whole.

A Sigma male sees the rules of society, understands them fully, and elects to operate outside them. This is a calculated behavior as the Sigma realizes the constraints, and needs to work outside the constraints for a specific reason. The mission is more important than the structure of society. However, the mission is not one to destroy society, but often helps, instead.

A Gamma male has Alpha aspirations, but lacks in the results department. The Secret King operates outside the rules of society because people just cannot see why they shouldn't follow him and his rules. In reality, he creates his own rules outside of society because he cannot come to grips with accepting the rules already in place... and his only because the Alpha is in charge and not he, the Gamma.

Betas and Deltas generally do not break rules of society. Women who consistently break the rules of society are broken people. Sadly, modern culture has too many of these broken women. Omegas live outside of society, but generally do not break rules... unless they are worked into enough of a race to actually do something.