Jesus is the only one who's worthy. The man of men. What we hope to be, what we get inspired by. Everything we look up to in these heroes, sigma or not, is just a slice of His greatness as a man. Great Article, brother
Very relatable article. I found myself engrossed in characters like this while in a nihilistic stage of my life about 5 years ago. Praise God I was able to dive deeper into the meaninglessness looking for solid ground, and eventually land on Jesus. I still relate to these characters, but in a more empathetic way, knowing that there are many guys out there still longing for something deeper.
My process was a very similar one. It's amazing how the search for truth eventually leads to Jesus. Thank you for reading the article and I'm glad you enjoyed it brother!
Yeah I get what you mean, but "Sigma" in this context refers to those characters that have become a meme online and that get a massive "literally me" response. The original definition of the term is not as relevant for the purposes of this article as the cultural meaning of the characters. In the online world, all of those characters are called "sigma" characters, which is why I grouped them all as such.
I don't know what "SSH" means. And I'm sure the term "sigma" isn't officially defined the way you are describing, in which case the cultural connotation matters greatly. And the cultural connotation is the one described in this article. Men online refer to these characters as "Sigma" characters. Your definition is as good as mine, and as a term that is not official and rather subjective, there is no "misuse", especially since, as I explained, in the cultural conversation, Sigma does refer to the characters I'm describing. I genuinely do not think this discussion is relevant to the point of the article.
SSH = socio-sexual hierarchy. It’s the framework/tool Vox Day coined to describe the hierarchies of men. Sigma is one of “types/ positions” of men in the hierarchy. Vox originally, officially defined the term that so many are misusing including you. It does have a definition, the definition being more important than the term itself. The SSH is a tool to be used to understand men’s roles in every hierarchy. Which is why muddying the waters misusing the terms is a detriment to those trying to understand the hierarchies they’re in.
I get your point. But “vox day”’s definition is as good as the next person. I have seen other definitions. Who’s to say who came up with the term first? You saw it for the first time presented by vox day, I saw it defined differently elsewhere, and someone else saw it elsewhere. Internet terms like this one go around and change their meaning with time and as they become more popular. Whatever “vox day”’s use for the term “Sigma” is is not the official definition. How do you know they were the first ones to use it? These meme terms don’t have just one specific, static meaning. “Vox day” is no authority to define what Sigma means. Just like I’m not and no one else who’s just someone on the internet is. All I’m doing is basing myself on the current cultural interpretation of “sigma” to describe a set of characters that young men feel related to. It’s really NOT that important if it doesn’t fit “vox’s day” definition. I never claim to be the one defining what Sigma is, do I?
It’s just a word int he title. And even if you were right, and Vox day is the owner of that word as it relates to the SSH, I’m coining the term “Sigma character”, not the term “sigma”, and because this is the internet and nobody is a real authority (even less so “vox day” and myself), then Sigma character means what I’m saying it means. My article has nothing to do with SSH, which means the term is used in a completely separate category. Would you tell someone claiming that “Sigma” is the eighteenth letter in the greek alphabet that they are muddying the term because some random guy on the internet assigned it another meaning?
Would you tell a cook that calls his new recipe “sigma pancakes” that he’s misusing the term because a random personality online used it differently to describe a position in a SSH?
Different categories warrant the use of the word differently, and the category I’m talking about is not SSH. It’s the meme world. Do you understand the difference?
Everyone understood the article because the term was used properly, because there is no improper way to use a term that is a meme term online.
It’s really not that deep or important man. The article has a more important point.
I appreciate you reading but I’m done debating this meaningless issue, just remember that it’s the internet and there’s no way of knowing if vox day is the one who said it first. It’s just the first time YOU saw it. It’s highly likely that it was used before, with different meanings. I’m certain you haven’t read every blog and ever comments section in the history of the internet to find out who said “sigma” for the first time.
God bless man. Really, try distilling the point of the article and not get caught up in such nonsense.
Vox has been writing about the SSH and sigmas since 2010. He started this whole thing. You’re misguiding your readers who look to you for leadership. Best of luck to them.
The definition is important because people can be talking about two completely different things and not realize it. Men read this article and think, "I'm a misunderstood loser; I must be a sigma!" and find articles meant for men who fit into the real category of sigma, thinking any advice therein would be helpful to them, and find that it has detrimental effects on their lives.
"Human stupidity is limitless." Yes.
"The point is that most trends are fleeting, transitory, meaningless." Yes and yes. 👍💪😎
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Jesus is the only one who's worthy. The man of men. What we hope to be, what we get inspired by. Everything we look up to in these heroes, sigma or not, is just a slice of His greatness as a man. Great Article, brother
The most masculine man in history. Glad you enjoyed the article Pedro, God bless you!
Very relatable article. I found myself engrossed in characters like this while in a nihilistic stage of my life about 5 years ago. Praise God I was able to dive deeper into the meaninglessness looking for solid ground, and eventually land on Jesus. I still relate to these characters, but in a more empathetic way, knowing that there are many guys out there still longing for something deeper.
My process was a very similar one. It's amazing how the search for truth eventually leads to Jesus. Thank you for reading the article and I'm glad you enjoyed it brother!
God bless you
Excellent article 🙏🏼
Thank you Tom! God bless brother
Very wise insight, Juan. God bless your skill to observe and describe our modern times reality
Thanks for the kind words Guillem! Glad the article resonated with you 🙏🏼
This was very timely to hear. Got tears in my eyes. Thank you.
🙏🏻 Glad you liked the article Kevin. Thank you for reading and may God bless you and accompany you. Onwards and upwards!
Wow this article really spoke to me. You've articulated what I could not.
Glad you liked it brother. Thanks for reading, God bless you!
My pleasure! Thank you for reading
A lot of those examples aren’t sigmas. A lot of folks are confused about what a sigma is or originally described by Vox Day who created the term.
Yeah I get what you mean, but "Sigma" in this context refers to those characters that have become a meme online and that get a massive "literally me" response. The original definition of the term is not as relevant for the purposes of this article as the cultural meaning of the characters. In the online world, all of those characters are called "sigma" characters, which is why I grouped them all as such.
It is relevant. Misusing the term or not addressing its misuse muddies the waters for guys trying to learn about the concepts of the SSH.
I don't know what "SSH" means. And I'm sure the term "sigma" isn't officially defined the way you are describing, in which case the cultural connotation matters greatly. And the cultural connotation is the one described in this article. Men online refer to these characters as "Sigma" characters. Your definition is as good as mine, and as a term that is not official and rather subjective, there is no "misuse", especially since, as I explained, in the cultural conversation, Sigma does refer to the characters I'm describing. I genuinely do not think this discussion is relevant to the point of the article.
SSH = socio-sexual hierarchy. It’s the framework/tool Vox Day coined to describe the hierarchies of men. Sigma is one of “types/ positions” of men in the hierarchy. Vox originally, officially defined the term that so many are misusing including you. It does have a definition, the definition being more important than the term itself. The SSH is a tool to be used to understand men’s roles in every hierarchy. Which is why muddying the waters misusing the terms is a detriment to those trying to understand the hierarchies they’re in.
I get your point. But “vox day”’s definition is as good as the next person. I have seen other definitions. Who’s to say who came up with the term first? You saw it for the first time presented by vox day, I saw it defined differently elsewhere, and someone else saw it elsewhere. Internet terms like this one go around and change their meaning with time and as they become more popular. Whatever “vox day”’s use for the term “Sigma” is is not the official definition. How do you know they were the first ones to use it? These meme terms don’t have just one specific, static meaning. “Vox day” is no authority to define what Sigma means. Just like I’m not and no one else who’s just someone on the internet is. All I’m doing is basing myself on the current cultural interpretation of “sigma” to describe a set of characters that young men feel related to. It’s really NOT that important if it doesn’t fit “vox’s day” definition. I never claim to be the one defining what Sigma is, do I?
It’s just a word int he title. And even if you were right, and Vox day is the owner of that word as it relates to the SSH, I’m coining the term “Sigma character”, not the term “sigma”, and because this is the internet and nobody is a real authority (even less so “vox day” and myself), then Sigma character means what I’m saying it means. My article has nothing to do with SSH, which means the term is used in a completely separate category. Would you tell someone claiming that “Sigma” is the eighteenth letter in the greek alphabet that they are muddying the term because some random guy on the internet assigned it another meaning?
Would you tell a cook that calls his new recipe “sigma pancakes” that he’s misusing the term because a random personality online used it differently to describe a position in a SSH?
Different categories warrant the use of the word differently, and the category I’m talking about is not SSH. It’s the meme world. Do you understand the difference?
Everyone understood the article because the term was used properly, because there is no improper way to use a term that is a meme term online.
It’s really not that deep or important man. The article has a more important point.
I appreciate you reading but I’m done debating this meaningless issue, just remember that it’s the internet and there’s no way of knowing if vox day is the one who said it first. It’s just the first time YOU saw it. It’s highly likely that it was used before, with different meanings. I’m certain you haven’t read every blog and ever comments section in the history of the internet to find out who said “sigma” for the first time.
God bless man. Really, try distilling the point of the article and not get caught up in such nonsense.
Vox has been writing about the SSH and sigmas since 2010. He started this whole thing. You’re misguiding your readers who look to you for leadership. Best of luck to them.
Whatever you say man. I’m sure my readers can decide on their own and so far, they appreciate the article. I’m sure you know better though.
God bless and best of luck.
The definition is important because people can be talking about two completely different things and not realize it. Men read this article and think, "I'm a misunderstood loser; I must be a sigma!" and find articles meant for men who fit into the real category of sigma, thinking any advice therein would be helpful to them, and find that it has detrimental effects on their lives.