Quote Originally Posted by miotas View Post
buying designer shoes for hundreds of dollars when you could get a pair that are just as good for $40, just proves how stupid and gullible you are.
That depends a good deal on whether these are Manolo shoes...


More to the point. Stupid and gullible. Is that really so?

Why does a peacock have impractical, uncannily long tailfeathers?
Why do bower birds collect little blue items to display at their nests?
Why do birds of paradise have outrageously colourful plumage?

Each behaviour is a terrible waste. Unlike designer shoes, dangerous even - predators love clumsy birds with unwieldingly long tails. Yet, these birds persist.

Why? Because it serves a purpose. It attracts mates. It...impresses people.

If you look like your parents could provide abundantly for you, then you look more probable to have inherited good genes.