Vox Day's Socio-Sexual Hierarchy

Predictability Rivaling that of Aristotle

Vox’s Socio-Sexual Hierarchy (SSH) is a taxonomy concerning male interaction. It was derived from his observations and penned during the Game discovery era of males attempting to ascertain and share the labyrinths of the female psyche. The SSH is one of the most important tools in predicting male behavior and is a necessity if one wishes to navigate the world of men as we order each other, with any sense of the interactions involved. It’s predictive power is astonishing and I hold it to levels of usefulness just under those The Philosopher himself penned.

I do not have much to add, as there is constant, ongoing discovery and useful insights at Vox’s Sigma Game Substack here:

I will, however, offer advice to those who vehemently reject the concepts outright:

1) It is intuitive to all.

Be it women, low status men, or high status men, everyone recognizes the hierarchy when exposed to it. Women can sniff out low status vs. high status like bloodhounds on the hunt. Men work out the pyramid more exactly, and as such, we have the various ranks. We all intuit the SSH rather young, but Vox’s taxonomy classified the broad patterns more concretely and into a useful system.

Even AI recognizes the hierarchy. Who is the alpha here?

2) The SSH is wholly rejected by the mainstream.

This is one telltale sign of the truthfulness or usefulness of whatever is being rejected. The mainstream is opposed to whatever goes against their goals. Game, and the SSH are villainized in the mainstream, leading them huge credence towards their validity. They really do not want Western males recognizing the factors involved in this great game.

3) Other taxonomies are not immediately rejected out of hand, so why this one?

The classification of dogs by The American Kennel Club is not met with such vehement negative response. This is because the SSH deals with humans, has perceived winners and losers, and people don’t want to be losers. Thus, the outrage and denial. Just take a step back and look at it as one would in classifying plants or something else mundane to remove emotion from the equation.

4) The utility is undeniable.

Try it for yourself. See if you can observe a group of men, determine their rank, and accurately predict their behavioral patterns. It’s a fairly simple experiment and can be observed in virtually every interaction.

5) It is explicit, not implicit.

The SSH is the diametric opposite to Freudian/Jungian psychology, of which the latter is infinitely lauded by the mainstream. The SSH is explicit, observable, and testable, whereas mainstream psych is implicit, obscure, and non-verifiable. With the SSH, one is unable to hide because actions are observable. With Freudian psychology there are no testable claims, so people can hide behind vague statements tucked away in the deep recesses of the unconscious mind.

6) The SSH is predictive in addition to being explanatory.

The usefulness of a model comes with being able to accurately predict how things will play out given various stimuli. Divination and someone’s astrological sign explain what is going on inside someone’s head and aura and have absolutely no ability to predict how they will act. The SSH is focused on actions and has tremendous predictive power from a wide range of sources. Predictive power is almost always more useful than pretty explanations wrapped in a neat little bow. The What is more useful than the Why.

Utilizing the SSH, how well is this Very Important Lecture going to go?

The SSH has been an invaluable tool used in navigating every facet of interactions where males gather. To be honest, it has rendered most interactions rather mundane. It’s almost comical, as once I determine someone’s rank, the ability to predict their future actions is so consistent, it is almost like reading their mind. I use it literally every day. Be it the MMA or weightlifting gym, the workplace, the office, school, club, online interactions, family gatherings, you name it. It has already proven a great boon and will continue to do so as it is further refined, both in our time and for future generations.