RE: Beauty Standards of 2016 - Kardashians, Instagram and Diet Teas
I stopped focusing so much on looks when I came to appreciate how rare and valuable virtue really is. A rational and uncompromising woman with impeccable standards is way more attractive to me than any mindless model... but the body does emit signals that are burned into our genetics too so we can't ignore those. Health and fertility are signaled physically and I don't think it's bad that men continue to appreciate those things. It's just one of the ways our species perpetuates itself better. I'd recommend to any boy or girl that if they find a particular attribute attractive, they ought to do some research to figure out why they do. Is there a good rational reason for it or is it just the result of marketing and psychological manipulation? The more they learn about it, the better they will come to know themselves... and the better they know themselves, the less time they'll waste stumbling through life on autopilot, unsure of why they can never find happiness.
That is a highly rare and valuable opinion you have there. It takes a lot of emotional intelligence to get to that level of understanding the psychology behind attraction and courage to question it. The majority people I'm not sure if it's out of fear or ignorance, or maybe both, will never question themselves and that really is the only problem. I always tell my friends when they ask me for advice "I won't tell you what to do, but whatever you choose to do but please do it with conscious. If you're going to do something stupid, at least know the purpose and consequences". I think if you get to the point where you know who you are, know why you act the way you do, are honest to yourself and not afraid to evaluate your emotions and behavior that's when you stop wasting time, stop negativity from getting to you and eventually you will find happiness. It's not easy, but surely worth it. Thanks for your thoughts, made me think :)