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[[File:Buff.jpg|thumb|right|One popular sex icon for men: Zyzz, died young of sudden cardiac arrest from too much steroid use to make himself look hyper-masculine]] | <span id="zyzz"></span>[[File:Buff.jpg|thumb|right|One popular sex icon for men: Zyzz, died young of sudden cardiac arrest from too much steroid use to make himself look hyper-masculine]] | ||
'''Fisherian runaway''' is a hypothesized mechanism by which sexual selection can lead to exaggerated and sometimes even [[Maladaptiveness|maladaptive]] ornamentation and may play a role in the evolution of [[beauty]]. There is evidence that entire species have become extinct due to runaway sexual selection. The name derives from the originator of the concept, Ronald Fisher, the 20th century British statistician, geneticist, eugenicist and racialist. | '''Fisherian runaway''' is a hypothesized mechanism by which sexual selection can lead to exaggerated and sometimes even [[Maladaptiveness|maladaptive]] ornamentation and may play a role in the evolution of [[beauty]]. There is evidence that entire species have become extinct due to runaway sexual selection. The name derives from the originator of the concept, Ronald Fisher, the 20th century British statistician, geneticist, eugenicist and racialist. | ||
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Sexual selection may not only concern physical appearance though, but also cognitive ability, in particular because human intelligence is unnecessarily sophisticated for the needs of hunter-gatherers to survive<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_human_intelligence#Sexual_selection</ref>. While human females may not all be dull looking (as it is the case in many bird species), they have certainly rarely impressed by cognitive achievements in human history. | Sexual selection may not only concern physical appearance though, but also cognitive ability, in particular because human intelligence is unnecessarily sophisticated for the needs of hunter-gatherers to survive<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_human_intelligence#Sexual_selection</ref>. While human females may not all be dull looking (as it is the case in many bird species), they have certainly rarely impressed by cognitive achievements in human history. | ||
While it is not proven that feedback loops were involved in shaping human ornament, or just sexual selection without feedback, it is certainly plausible, especially considering the importance people place on good looks. It could explain why people undergo great risks and costs merely for improving their looks, e.g. by surgeries, diets or steroid intake. | While it is not proven that feedback loops were involved in shaping human ornament, or just sexual selection without feedback, it is certainly plausible, especially considering the importance people place on good looks. It could explain why people undergo great risks and costs merely for improving their looks, e.g. by surgeries, diets or steroid intake (see [[#zyzz|Zyzz's photo]]). | ||
Various members of the [[MRA]] hypothesized that the increasingly dimorphic beauty standards that men are expected to have just to get a date in a sexually liberated online [[dating]] environment may be the beginning of a Fisherian runaway or intensification of existing ones. Only a very small percentage of men are being chosen, and it's the men with the most sexually dimorphic traits: cartoonishly large muscles, cartoonishly large frame, with no selective attention paid to things like loyalty, intelligence, etc. | Various members of the [[MRA]] hypothesized that the increasingly dimorphic beauty standards that men are expected to have just to get a date in a sexually liberated online [[dating]] environment may be the beginning of a Fisherian runaway or intensification of existing ones. Only a very small percentage of men are being chosen, and it's the men with the most sexually dimorphic traits: cartoonishly large muscles, cartoonishly large frame, with no selective attention paid to things like loyalty, intelligence, etc. | ||