Via Dr. Helen, I am reminded of the obvious fact that the Alpha Male is dying in Hollywood:

The masculine, alpha-male movie star - brought to life in films such as "Rambo," "Die Hard," and "Rocky" - is becoming extinct in Hollywood, according to actress Michelle Rodriguez.

"The alpha man is dying in film, the warrior is dying," she told us. "Hello geek."

Like I'm supposed to care? I don't take direction from Hollywood, and I have little respect for people who do. Nor do I care whether someone is an "alpha male," or thinks he is.

But the "geek is better than alpha" thing is not limited to Hollywood. Here in Michigan, Rick Snyder won the Republican gubernatorial primary on precisely such a platform.

His campaign slogan is "One Tough Nerd"

Nerds have active, curious minds. They seek input from many sources. Nerds pay attention to what's going on around them. They develop plans, and follow though, no matter what. Nerds know how to work with others to get things done. Nerds don't take "no" for an answer - and they quickly tire of those who say "this is the way we've always done it." Nerds aren't concerned with taking credit. In fact, they understand that amazing things can be accomplished if one doesn't worry about who gets credit.

What the hell. Obviously, they're screwing around with the pecking order.

And I predict that no matter how much they screw around, some people will always end up on top.

MORE: I should point out that as an individualist, I tend to dislike pecking orders, especially those based on unearned authority, as they are often based on tyrannical groupthink authoritarianism.

Whether alphas belong "on top" is a secondary consideration.

AND MORE: What does "on top" mean?

Sorry if I am dense, but I have known too many tops who really aren't.

(Little wonder the bigots like to accuse the homos of ruining society and the culture and all that everything stuff.... You've gotta, um, respect the roles. Because, when roles fail, Rome falls. Or something. The less sense things make, the more sense there isn't.)