This cliche is successful because it's an instance of lekking [0], giving more freedom for female choice. In this arena the status markers may be different fro

This cliche is successful because it's an instance of lekking [0], giving more freedom for female choice. In this arena the status markers may be different from individual evaluation (with some general markers shared). It's pretty common to notice that women who like guys with long hair in a band and women who like 'successful' (whatever that means) men are not usually the same, just different selection criteria at work. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lek_mating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lek_mating