[sharkbird2]

I feel like the term "alpha" is deeply problematic since different people use it to mean completely different things.

Many people associate it with the toxic traits of dominating others through aggression. While other's use it to reference a healthy, good, strong, well developed and balanced individual who helps others.

I think we need new terms for these things so we can start differentiate them.

[roland35]

The problem is that people who use the toxic definition of alpha really like it! There is no motivation to change sadly.

[getnormality]

No matter what new terms are invented, people will reinterpret them to align with their own perspectives.

If "alpha" means good in some social context, people will load it up with all the contradictory qualities that different people consider good.