Positive attributes tend to build on one another. The attractive are more likely to be wealthy because the wealthy are more likely to be healthy, and the health

Positive attributes tend to build on one another. The attractive are more likely to be wealthy because the wealthy are more likely to be healthy, and the healthy, to be attractive. The wealthy also tend to be better-educated, and the better-educated are less likely to turn to a life of crime--and so on. It is known in social psychology as the Matthew effect, and it explains why there are those among us who seemingly have it all (wealth, intelligence, beauty, happiness) and so many others who don't. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect