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giveuporfindaway OP t1_iybwhsd wrote

Reply to comment by nextedge in Will beautiful people lose most of their sexual market value in the coming decades? by giveuporfindaway

I think it's important to distinguish between novel beauty and just novelty. The best foods of every country have stood the test of time to generally be considered things that most people don't consider "disgusting". In other words people don't mind trying new foods when they get bored of old foods. But nobody likes eating rotten food. A thin African model and a thin Swedish model will have more in common than not compared to either an ugly African or an ugly Swedish.

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nextedge t1_iyc14js wrote

true, but just for a simile, I worked in a 5 star restaurant when I was younger, (loooong ago) and we got to eat whatever was served there for our dinner. so awesome steaks, game hens, whatever. I can't tell you how much better a cheap hamburger tasted sometimes. When all there is is one food, you can get tired of it. So if everyone is the same, then the beauty standards no longer apply.

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clusterstage t1_iybyf0k wrote

well, I'm not rotten that's for sure.
so unpretty isn't like rotten foods. more like uncommon foods.

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