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One of the most psychologically damaging factors in my life has been having a sister who is clearly more attractive than me. She's literally a model.
On closer inspection, it's clear that these ratios of attractiveness have been different ever since my sister and I were babies. She has ALWAYS been more attractive, even as a little kid. It's not entirely the midface either; her cheekbones are just slightly more prominent and wide, her chin is just slightly stronger, and her nose is just slightly shorter. Even her palate is slightly wider than mine (her palate is fassbender tier).
On a genetic level, what this means is that my sister's maxilla, mandible AND her cheekbones all somehow received signals to grow in a slightly more horizontal and forward direction, while still managing to look extremely similar to my own face.
Dog breeders have done genetic analysis on different breeds, and what they've found is that pretty much all dogs are closely related, and the genes that change a dog's physical appearance are only controlled by a few different alleles for a few different genes. Since dogs and humans are genetically quite similar (being both mammals), it's safe to assume that physical attractiveness is determined the same way in humans. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100810203503.htm
Physical attractiveness itself is NOT what makes attractive people more physically healthy. Studies have shown that there is a moderate correlation between immune system function and physical attractiveness, as well as with IQ. My sister is objectively quite attractive, and yet she still has sleep apnea and anxiety like I do. She's even less athletic than I am. My dad is also as objectively attractive as my sister, and yet he gets sick at least 5 times a year.
The reason that attractive people have good genes in other areas is simply this: Physically elite males in the ancient world would have gotten their pick of the prettiest women, creating children with both good genes for face and for athleticism. Even things like immune system genetics which appear to be related to attractiveness are actually not. Women with good immune systems simply smell better to men, creating a selection pressure for these ancient chads to combine their athletic/attractive genes with a good immune system. Men with good immune systems smell better to women too, making this a vicious cycle of elite sexual selection.
In the future, just LOL if you don't think humans will find EXACTLY what genes make people attractive and design their babies to look good. We were just born 50 years too early.
On closer inspection, it's clear that these ratios of attractiveness have been different ever since my sister and I were babies. She has ALWAYS been more attractive, even as a little kid. It's not entirely the midface either; her cheekbones are just slightly more prominent and wide, her chin is just slightly stronger, and her nose is just slightly shorter. Even her palate is slightly wider than mine (her palate is fassbender tier).
On a genetic level, what this means is that my sister's maxilla, mandible AND her cheekbones all somehow received signals to grow in a slightly more horizontal and forward direction, while still managing to look extremely similar to my own face.
Dog breeders have done genetic analysis on different breeds, and what they've found is that pretty much all dogs are closely related, and the genes that change a dog's physical appearance are only controlled by a few different alleles for a few different genes. Since dogs and humans are genetically quite similar (being both mammals), it's safe to assume that physical attractiveness is determined the same way in humans. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100810203503.htm
Physical attractiveness itself is NOT what makes attractive people more physically healthy. Studies have shown that there is a moderate correlation between immune system function and physical attractiveness, as well as with IQ. My sister is objectively quite attractive, and yet she still has sleep apnea and anxiety like I do. She's even less athletic than I am. My dad is also as objectively attractive as my sister, and yet he gets sick at least 5 times a year.
The reason that attractive people have good genes in other areas is simply this: Physically elite males in the ancient world would have gotten their pick of the prettiest women, creating children with both good genes for face and for athleticism. Even things like immune system genetics which appear to be related to attractiveness are actually not. Women with good immune systems simply smell better to men, creating a selection pressure for these ancient chads to combine their athletic/attractive genes with a good immune system. Men with good immune systems smell better to women too, making this a vicious cycle of elite sexual selection.
In the future, just LOL if you don't think humans will find EXACTLY what genes make people attractive and design their babies to look good. We were just born 50 years too early.
