Why are shiny things more attractive than dull things?
Posted May 28, 2010, 7:18 AM UTC
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Well, in humans it dates back to before we walked upright. Before humans walked upright, women walked with exposed labia behind them. During ovulation, the labia turn more reddish and during arousal they become moist. The attraction to shiny things is a genetic throwback to when we relied on visualization of the labia to determine when it was time to copulate. Another interesting fact is that when humans began to walk upright, the lips became a sort of substitute for labia and after several generations humans developed distinct red lips. The reason women today wear shiny red lipstick is because men are biologically drawn red shiny lips as this sight triggers an innate sexual response. Just kidding. I'm full of shit.
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If more people were like you the world would be a less fucked up place
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They aren't; rather, simply more reflective and therefore eye-catching. Aesthetics are not dependent on shininess - a stone brick can be just as appealing as a gold bar, it just depends on its context to determine whether it "fits.".
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Because they're shiny.
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Because you have the mind of a crow.
Well, the actual reason is that the eye is made to follow both movement and light for obvious reasons. Shiny things have moving light.
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Consider George W. Bush for a moment and his early popularity and then rethink your question.
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I don't like shiny. I like matte.
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Cause they shiny. Stupit.