So, this was posted yesterday over at TRP: http://redditlog.com/snapshots/89949

The thread seems to have been buried or deleted. I am interested in thoughts on the following:

  1. Unicorns. Some say they exist, some don't. One thing I've noticed is a belief that part of being a unicorn must be not realizing you are a unicorn. Note that arrogance and/or conceit are not the same things as self-awareness/awareness of how one is perceived by others. Thoughts? Does knowing or believing oneself to be a unicorn immediately nullify any potential unicornhood? If you feel antipathy towards the OP in my link please answer in a general sense and not one specific to her post.

  2. Alphas. The OP in that thread mentions her enjoyment of challenging alphas (or, those who would dientify as alphas). Lots of angry flack for it, too. I think my belief is that while some traits will be overwhelmingly agreed by most people to be 'alpha,' there WILL be personal differences. For example, I am with the OP in her natural inclination to challenge self-proclaimed alphas. It's part of discovering who really is an alpha, for me. My personal definition of an alpha rises to challenges in a good humoured manner (and my challenges will also be good humoured, it's sport, not mortal combat). A real alpha who felt the OP was being presumptuous would have handled her with confident grace, not with the angry jabs that she did get. Alpha does not get its man-panties in a pissed off wad because a single, anonymous person has said something he disagrees with. Again, note: these are MY personal feelings on alpha vs not-alpha. I want to hear differing opinions and hear explanations.

  3. TRP is not a 'free for all' in terms of what is and is not allowed to stand as posted. This is fine in that the people in charge over there have every right to moderate as they see fit, but it does at times smack of modding in more Blue Pill subs - 'it's not that what you said was so terrible, it's that we don't like it or want to have to deal with it in a serious manner' sort of thing.

General thoughts on that thread also welcomed, I was hoping ana ctual discussion would arise at the time, but it didn't.