>>13619103desirability for its own sake is one strong driver of competition by empowering selective choice
this is why men drive competition in humans though competition and females through selection
the schelling point may be completely arbitrary/erratic, but generally competition is real: men will compete for those schelling points and this competition tends to be "real"
so what is considered attractive in women doesn't matter, it may even be socially established, but few will be considered prize trophies and men will compete and this competition is real: real power traits getting real resources in whatever environment they are
women drive their side of the game by choosing men, adjudicating who did better in competition
see also: René Girard's mimetic theory
