Sunday, May 4, 2008

fancy dont let me down

Today I have been stuck on worldly items, and how they relate to the flashy colors and extreme appendages associated with the successful maters in certain populations. In class we discussed the coloration patterns and dancing rituals etc., and in these populations the fitness of an individual increases with increasing "flashiness", so to speak. In human populations, it seems that the most "fit" females seek males with the "flashiest" items. So in a way these goods can be translated into assets that the women are interested in. I do realize that it is not across the board, as unattractive, penniless men often are married and so forth. But as far as the upper echelon of mates go, they usually look for something "flashy" (job status, vehicle, bank statement, etc.). How does this relate to government and capitalism? Well...the flashiest of the flashy objects are generally the most expensive ones. Expense equals greater profit for the government due to the taxes on the expensive item.

So to sum it all up and state it simply:

The government peddles mating success...or at least has a hand in it. Awesome.

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