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This falls under "supernormal stimulus"[0], which is where artificial stimuli is favored over the naturally occurring stimuli. A fake signal can hijack/overload
by reaperman 3y ago
This falls under "supernormal stimulus"[0], which is where artificial stimuli is favored over the naturally occurring stimuli. A fake signal can hijack/overload the existing sexual selection criteria by being "even sexier" than naturally possible.
This is particularly relevant in the age of instagram filters, steroids, plastic surgery, makeup, etc.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernormal_stimulus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernormal_stimulus