> Depends on the society. In Asia it's still by far the most popular aesthetic, especially for women.
I guess I outed myself as an American. I'm not sure I want to compare attractiveness standards with other cultures. I'm ok to take a hedonistic view here: if adhering to super-thin attractiveness standards causes women suffering or shortens their lives (which it does) then the standards are bad and I hope people in those countries reevaluate their standards.
Sure, it's anecdotal. Still, I wonder how much media people see in childhood influences what people view as attractive later in life?
Which is very relevant to an article discussing the ROI of body type.
This would surprise me. Being fit and muscular is a sign that you are wealthy enough to spend time exercising and researching how to exercise, and/or have a trainer.
Being able to control your diet is cool, but what is even cooler is being able to go for an 8K run and then eating whatever you want.
I believe this is happening, particularly noticeable for American women. "Fit/Athletic" is in, "skinny" is out. My wife has noticed that high-status/high-income American women tend to be much more athletic than high-status women in Europe and elsewhere, where they tend to be thin. In both cases, genetically inherited attractiveness also dominates (e.g. height for men, facial structure, etc).
> Another point, I don't think most people find hyper-thinness attractive.
Depends on the society. In Asia it's still by far the most popular aesthetic, especially for women.