are you shallow?

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So I got me thinking and theorising. And I often ponder the way we behave as a human species. One of those behaviours is the act of being shallow. IE, an instinctive ability to favour a person we perceive as pleasing to the eye. Being shallow is looked down upon, with good reason. However, I'm also learning to believe that being shallow is a natural human trait. I don't believe there is anyone out there who isn't shallow even in the slightest. We are all shallow to a certain degree.

Now, I was also thinking very recently about confidence and health. And it makes sense to me that people who eat better and look after themselves appear more confident. I have been behaving myself exceptionally well the past three weeks and have been sticking to a healthy diet. And yes, I have noticed my back straighter when i walk, my posture overall is a little better, i feel a little happier and an improvement to my forward thinking. This may not be related to my new diet, but it is an observation that I have picked up on lately since i started this new diet. And thinking about it, the kind of people you see with chiselled jaw lines, sculptured cheekbones, toned muscles... these people are confident, they swim in it! And you don't get those looks without a good diet. My frequent visits to bored panda and the increasing amount of 'before and after' posts where people have transformed themselves from unhealthy, run down individuals to temple bodied visions of beauty don't lie. The key here to confidence is with healthy eating and excersize!

So now lets go back to natural selection. Why are people shallow? Because just like any other species in the animal kingdom, we are wired to select a healthy mate to breed with because healthy is vital to the continuation of the human race.

So, if you plan on breeding, go be shallow! lol

I dislike really shallow people.

I’m not a person of great depth—but I have some.

I need broad-minded people in my life.

Intelligent women are sexy.

From a human species perspective, being shallow is good if the species is to live longer, healthier, more disease resistant.

I don't like shallow people either. I am trans, I am gay, so my priority here on this planet does not involve breeding or continuing on the human race. This isn't my concern. So it's probably good that I will not be breeding. So a hot, healthy stud is not important to me.

But, i guess having said that. What use is a healthy breed of humans if they still all have to count to ten on their toes because their fingers are all missing from being bitten off in brawls?

Temperament and intelligence are also important. Hmmm... not thought about that bit.

Excellent post - so many fantastic points!

I'm shallowest when it comes to selecting a sexual partner, because then it's all about physical attraction. Otherwise not so much.

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No for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.

I just don’t believe in that hypothesis for myself.

What makes me want to procreate is depth. He emerges when a woman talks economics

I don't think its shallow to choose a sexual partner by looks. I do think its shallow to choose a friend by looks or judge a persons value by their looks.

Genetics is not the be-all, end-all. This I do know. This I believe with all my heart.

Two geniuses, many times, produce dullard offspring.

Two Aspies might produce the most neurotypical of offspring.

Two neurotypicals might produce one who is Aspie, and one who is Kanner's.

Autism is frequently a genetic disorder----but it's frequently not, as well. It can often manifest as a random mutation.

It's not "selfish" for a person with Aspergers/autism to want to produce offspring, in my opinion.

I should have specified: Autism is not a Mendelian-type genetic disorder like Sickle-Cell Anemia.

I've seen many-a-time when geniuses produced dullards. Willful dullards, in rebellion against their genius parents (maybe they weren't really dullards---but they certainly played the part well).

It's genetic, yes....but it's not imprinted.

There are different degrees of "genetic."

I should say the "imprint" is not inevitable....that would be more correct.