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# '''Subjective beauty''': Individual preferences resulting from individual emotional experiences or variance in development of neuronal circuitry for inherited sexual preferences regarding objective beauty (see above) at individual level. | # '''Subjective beauty''': Individual preferences resulting from individual emotional experiences or variance in development of neuronal circuitry for inherited sexual preferences regarding objective beauty (see above) at individual level. | ||
Objective beauty | Objective beauty has likely mostly evolved by innate preference of animals for simplicity (aesthetic sexual selection), i.e. our ancestors tended to choose objectively beautiful mates and hence our species evolved to be beautiful and beauty became an important factor of attraction. This was possibly reinforced, narrowed and overcomplicated by feedback loops like [[Fisherian runaway]] or sensory bias.<ref>Fuller, R. C., Houle, D., & Travis, J. 2005. ''Sensory Bias as an Explanation for the Evolution of Mate Preferences.'' [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/444443 Abstract]]</ref> Contrary to [[social constructionism]], beauty is actually [[Scientific_Blackpill#Beauty_is_objective_and_measurable_in_the_brain|mostly objective]], which is [[Scientific_Blackpill#People_broadly_agree_on_who_is_good_looking_or_not.2C_and_it_affects_every_aspect_of_life|especially true]] for [[truecels|very physically unattractive people]]. | ||
Not just looks, but also behavior can be beautiful, such as facial expressivity, [[physiognomy]], as well as tone and clarity of voice. E.g. attractive behavior is elegant, has poise and wit etc. The opposite is awkwardness, lethargy, stuttering, violation of norms etc. | Not just looks, but also behavior can be beautiful, such as facial expressivity, [[physiognomy]], as well as tone and clarity of voice. E.g. attractive behavior is elegant, has poise and wit etc. The opposite is awkwardness, lethargy, stuttering, violation of norms etc. | ||