Challenge Match. budski v GUNSINWAR: Some People Change, page 1

There have been many societal changes in first world countries compared to third world countries in recent years, one of which is how people pick a propective mate.

In earlier times, especially when humans existed primarily as hunter-gatherers, the most desirable mates had different characteristics to what is considered desirable in the modern world.

For women, a good mate would have to be able to provide - and so the strongest and best hunters would be the most desirable mates.

For men, the act of procreation and carrying on of genes was the most important trait - and due to a lack of knowledge, this meant that characteristics such as wide hips and large buttocks were more desirable.

In first world countries, this is no longer the case in many respects.
For women, the provider instinct may still be strong, but now it has changed from bringing in food, to bringing in money.
A male who is able to earn large sums of money is not always the strongest or the biggest - but he is likely to have above average intelligence, which means that the genes now being passed from generation to generation are becoming skewed towards intelligence rather than physical strength or physical ability.
Of course, physical attributes are still important, but they are not AS important as they were in earlier times.

For men, the act of procreation has becoma secondary to physical attributes in women, as the ideal of what a woman should look like for mating purposes has changed dramatically in the last century or so.
The media has created an image of what the ideal should be, and many women may try to emulate this, leading to smaller, perhaps weaker offspring in the future in comparison to what may have developed had the criteria remained the same. We may have even seen further increases in average height and weight than we are currently witnessing.

For third world countries, the reverse is more likely to be true, as the hunter gatherer image has remained fixed in the psyche for much longer.

The food eaten in first world countries is also a major consideration.
Much of the food eaten in first world nations is likely to be processed and contain additives, hormones and chemicals not used in previous era's.
The use of these and the prevalence of obesity means we may actually see life expectancy drop for the first time in many generations, except amongst those who choose a more natural diet, more suited to the modern first world.
This would also seem to indicate that intelligence may increase, as humans who reject modern convenience food, may be viewed (in general) to be above average intelligence.

The ease of access to all the necessary foodgroups needed to achieve longevity may also be a factor, with, again, generally those of higher than average intelligence choosing this option, and so ensuring that in first world nations average intelligence continues to increase.

In third world countries, the hunter gatherer has also become much less prevalent, with farming for food, or earning money to buy food now more the norm.
Despite this, it may be said that physical attributes are still the dominant factor when picking a mate, which means that the physical attribute genes may become more prevalent.

It must also be said, that third world countries may be more dangerous and lead to shortened average longevity, due to war, famine and the relative scarcity of balanced nutrition.

The relative scarcity of balanced nutrition, may be due to less sophisticated infrastructures than those which exist in first world nations.

As these factors take more and more effect with each generation, we will see the divergence of the human race into separate species.