• rjs001@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    It’s a rude and capitalist way of thinking where people are objectified and commodified so commodity terms are applied to humans like the idea of averages

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      1 year ago

      I don’t understand. Sexual selection, based on factors, such as physical appearance, has existed long before the advent of capitalism, and will likely continue to exist long after it has withered away.

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        1 year ago

        The idea of commodifying someone down to the way they look is problematic. In capitalism we have the idea of sorting someone looks wise simply for the sake of the way they look look wise rather then the effect that would have on their ability to reproduce as has happened historically.

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          eh, I’m willing to bet pretty people have always held advantages in society regardless of the economic system