I said in that comment, "And yeah, you often have to destroy something old to create something new. Is that supposed to be self-contradictory? Nah, the paradox is resolved when you see that the creation comes after the destruction."

Creation comes after the destructions in those frequent but not necessary acts of destructive creativity.

Yes, in biology alpha and beta status are assigned to the positions in the hierarchy, so alphas are always top dogs. But I was referring to alphaness in human societies which aren't wholly animalistic. "Alpha maleness" is more a mindset in dating culture, for instance, not an ethological category, so it could include betas striving to dominate.

You're making a lot of rude comments about this mere choice of labels, I should add. And you're the one who's been arguing with me, not the other way around. You raised this petty issue which has little to do with my article.