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This is after all, and always will be, a symptom of our sick society. In a competitive environment the traits that are socially desirable will be sought after.

by jahaja 7y ago

This is after all, and always will be, a symptom of our sick society. In a competitive environment the traits that are socially desirable will be sought after. Currently these are, among others, being attractive, tall, male, white and so on.

buboard 7y ago
Technically society would be more (physically) ill if sexual selection didnt exist
- jahaja 7y ago
  That is given? Independent of culture and society.
  - buboard 7y ago
    we can only assume that sexually-unselective societies died out
haihaibye 7y ago
Are those traits becoming more common? Darwin called - he read the census and the UN population projections and said you're wrong.