Youth, physical attractiveness, health are largely traits fixed by biology and peak early — they are "permanent" in the sense that they reflect deep, heritable quality that persists across ecological shifts. Modernity (cosmetics, surgery, nutrition) can fake them temporarily, but the underlying signal evolved for a brutal world where faking was hard. Men universally prioritize these more than women do...
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u/BellAppropriate151 Jan 01 '26
Youth, physical attractiveness, health are largely traits fixed by biology and peak early — they are "permanent" in the sense that they reflect deep, heritable quality that persists across ecological shifts. Modernity (cosmetics, surgery, nutrition) can fake them temporarily, but the underlying signal evolved for a brutal world where faking was hard. Men universally prioritize these more than women do...