There is some subjectivity to beauty, but there is also some objectivity. For example, things that incorporate golden ratio tend too look good. If you look at

There is some subjectivity to beauty, but there is also some objectivity. For example, things that incorporate golden ratio tend too look good. If you look at parent's comment: "They are. Like living sculptures. There's just something extremely dignified about them. Like finally growing up after the childishness of strip-mining. The adults are here. " You can see that the judgement of beauty here is tainted by social implications, energy concerns, and possibly political environment. This is only my reading of it though so maybe the parent meant something else. I personally find them attractive but I haven't spent much time around them at all.