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In higher animals, objective beauty has likely mostly evolved by a preference for simplicity (aesthetic sexual selection), i.e. members of a species tend to choose objectively/mathematically beautiful mates and hence species evolved to be beautiful and beauty became an important factor of attraction. This was possibly reinforced, narrowed and ''overcomplicated'' by feedback loops such as [[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]]. Physical attractiveness as rated by others moderately predicts romantic attraction to roughly the same degree in men and women.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Blackpill#cite_note-30</ref> | In higher animals, objective beauty has likely mostly evolved by a preference for simplicity (aesthetic sexual selection), i.e. members of a species tend to choose objectively/mathematically beautiful mates and hence species evolved to be beautiful and beauty became an important factor of attraction. This was possibly reinforced, narrowed and ''overcomplicated'' by feedback loops such as [[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]]. Physical attractiveness as rated by others moderately predicts romantic attraction to roughly the same degree in men and women.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Blackpill#cite_note-30</ref> | ||
Not just looks, but also behavior can be beautiful and sexually attractive, such as facial expressiveness, [[physiognomy]], as well as tone and clarity of voice. Attractive behavior has elegance, confidence, poise and wit. The opposite is awkwardness, lethargy, stuttering, violation of norms, autism, inappropriate laughter, delayed response etc. Aesthetic sexual selection possibly played a role in the evolution of these behaviors. | Not just looks, but also behavior can be beautiful and sexually attractive, such as facial expressiveness, [[physiognomy]], as well as tone and clarity of voice. Attractive behavior has elegance, confidence, poise and wit. The opposite is awkwardness, lethargy, stuttering, violation of norms, autism, inappropriate laughter, delayed response etc. Aesthetic sexual selection possibly played a role in the evolution of these behaviors. E.g. in some birds and other species one sees animals (especially male ones) outcompeting each other in performance of complex behaviors (courtship display), which ranges from courtship dances<ref>https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/10-bizarre-beautiful-bird-courtship-dances</ref> to construction of aesthetically pleasing nest formations.<ref>Matsuura K. 2014. ''A new pufferfish of the genus ''Torquigener'' that builds "mystery circles" on sandy bottoms in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae)''. Ichthyological Research. Vol 62.2, pp. 207–212. [[http://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-014-0428-5</ref> | ||
Beauty is often perceived to be associated with various positive traits [[Scientific_Blackpill#Attractive_people_are_perceived_much_more_positively_than_they_really_are|to unreasonable degree]], which is called the ''beauty-is-good stereotype'', a certain kind of [[halo effect]]. | Beauty is often perceived to be associated with various positive traits [[Scientific_Blackpill#Attractive_people_are_perceived_much_more_positively_than_they_really_are|to unreasonable degree]], which is called the ''beauty-is-good stereotype'', a certain kind of [[halo effect]]. | ||