I’ve been thinking, as is my custom, about life and thoughts and happiness and stuff when it occurred to me, in what I can only call a totally original thought demonstrating that unmistakable flash of genius that most of us get to experience so rarely, that I write really long sentences for no reason. I also wondered why it is women tend to go for young, fit males instead of old ugly rich people like myself. This preference made sense ages ago since a woman needed a good hunter and a strong protector for her and her young progeny.
I know what you’ll say. You’ll say that, in your opinion, I’m a strinking young man with rugged good looks that has nothing to envy <insert attractive hollywood celebrity here>. If you’re one of my friends, you’ll also point out that, if I’m so rich, how about I give you back those 20 bucks you loaned me, oh, it must’ve been going on 6 months now. Because it’s the end of the month and you’re feeling the pull and it’d be nice if I came through for a change. Thankfully, you’re probably not my friend and I don’t owe you squat.
And after you say all that, you will get back on topic and say:
“Rich old people don’t seem to have much trouble getting women AT ALL. Just look at <insert 15 personal anecdotes/ celebrity gossip>. And by the way, I need these 20 bucks by next week, ok?”.
And sure, there are golddiggers out there but you forget that they don’t go for the man, they’re in it for the moolah which is why they’re called gold diggers. Anyways, biologically speaking, the safety and resources a rich/powerful man will provide a woman and her defenseless offsprings, thus ensuring the propagation and survival of her genes, are much greater than even the length of my sentences. The same behavior is seen in men as well. Money and power have no sexual preference and men are also attracted to young, fit women (though in their case, those women are the most fertile and have the premium-quality eggs, so their actions are still biologically defensible). Of course, gay men cannot use that excuse and are, as usual, thoroughly screwed. Lesbians would be in the same boat if they didn’t always pick really ugly girlfriends.
But enough about homosexuals. Let’s talk about instincts. Is the instinct I mentionned good or bad? I’d say bad because I think there is a greater probability of choosing the right mate using one’s brain and modern education (as in, anything that maybe involves writing and occurs in a civilization that doesn’t treat cancer with rabbit sacrifice and incense). Would it be more beneficial for us to choose who we’re attracted to by flipping a mental switch? I can just imagine the possibilities:
“Marie! How could you cheat on me like this? You have ripped my heart apart. click. Damn, that maid is hot. And what about the children? Man, what a sweet, sweet ass. I guess that’s what you get when you’re working your glutes all day. Mmm-mmh!. Anyways, I’m a ruin of a man now and so forth. etc.”
And this is but one of many other instincts we carry with us. Some of them are fears embedded in our specie’s memory, some of them are desires and many are not easy to classify and it might be argued that they’re not instincts. I suggest that if whatever it is is argued about is present in other animals, it’s instinct.
Here is another example: is fear of heights good or is it counterproductive? We don’t seem to need instinct to tell us to be wary of guns pointed at us so don’t we already know falling 100 feet is bad for us or is it a subtle deterrent that saves hundreds of lives every day?
What instincts are bad and which are good in your opinion and why?m are fears embedded in our specie’s memory, some of them are desires and many are not easy to classify and it might be argued that they’re not instincts. I suggest that if whatever it is is argued about is present in other animals, it’s instinct. Do animals have stage fright?