Fisherian runaway: Difference between revisions

The ''sexy son hypothesis'' was also proposed by Fisher and considers the consequence of traits being under runaway sexual selection for female mate choice. It simply states that the positive feedback loop can make women so attracted to these traits (e.g. looks/ornament) that women will choose a "sexy" male regardless of other considerations such as morality or paternal investment, because the male's ornament—which is partly heritable—confers on their offspring a potential reproductive advantage.<ref>https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/19/2/456/214088</ref> This is particularly staggering in women, otherwise [[libido|coy]], engaging in casual sex with men way above their league (i.e. getting [[pump and dump|pumped and dumped]]), then resulting in [[single mother]]s and the [[betabuxx]] phenomenon.

Since women heavily depended on men's provision,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men</ref> only a [[Chad|tiny percentage]] of men are good looking enough that they can skip women's typical coy waiting time (around 4%, compared to 60-70% for men choosing women).<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men_like_61.9.25_of_female_profiles.2C_women_like_only_4.5.25_of_male_profiles</ref>

Women would also much more readily forego using a condom with a good looking mate.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Women_are_less_likely_to_use_a_condom_with_a_more_attractive_male_partner</ref> Of course, men also more readily copulate with sexy women, but men have less [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]] and hence do not need to care as much about such considerations (as evidenced by men's much higher inclination to copulate with a random stranger, i.e. lower standards for casual sex; men are also more choosy when they actually have to provide).

Hence, for women, copulating only based on sexiness has more drastic implications, hence people care less about the "sexy daughters" phenomenon. However, arguably, a similarly risky strategy for men is raping a sexy woman (to produce sexy daughters as a promising vehicle of their own genes). Both are irresponsible and socially parasitic as they depend on others investing in the offspring (in modern societies via taxes). Engaging in [[alpha fuxx, beta buxx]], the woman risks not being provided for. Engaging in rape, the man risks death and exile and also won't provide for the offspring. But provided some do engage in these strategies, may mean such sexual strategies have evolved because better looking offspring can make up for these risks on average (in terms of evolutionary fitness).

It is disputed to which extent male choice can actually result in a positive-feedback process for selecting female ornament (sexy daughters),{{citation needed}} but the strong attraction to large [[boobs|female breasts]] suggest otherwise.