Divergent_Integral
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By "shallow" I mean, in the specific context of mate selection and inceldom, acting in such a way as to signal that one attaches preponderant importance to the other person's looks and further external attributes (such as wealth, possessions, etc.). The opposite of shallowness is, for lack of a better word, "deepness", i.e., concentrating most of our attention and desires on the other person's personality, character, ideas, thoughts, etc.
Apparently being shallow is considered a grievous sin, or at the very least a serious character flaw, in the world of normiedom. But I don't quite understand why this is so, and how it came to be the case. How did this bifurcation between the ideal of mate selection (being deep) and its reality (being shallow) arise, considering as it necessitates a huge amount of interpersonal hypocrisy and dissimulation? In particular: what evolutionary purpose does it serve to be perceived as "non-shallow" by other people?
Apparently being shallow is considered a grievous sin, or at the very least a serious character flaw, in the world of normiedom. But I don't quite understand why this is so, and how it came to be the case. How did this bifurcation between the ideal of mate selection (being deep) and its reality (being shallow) arise, considering as it necessitates a huge amount of interpersonal hypocrisy and dissimulation? In particular: what evolutionary purpose does it serve to be perceived as "non-shallow" by other people?
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