• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I have an hypothesis on “small town hot”, with no basis but my observations.

    People tend to be hotter and fitter in small towns because the competition for a mate is so stiff. Also, the attractiveness is out of scale with the lower incomes. Also, there seems to be less of a middle ground. You’re either hot or a fat slob.

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      I assumed it meant the opposite: ‘hot relative to the limited choices in the local dating pool but average if compared to like models etc’

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        You have no idea how correct you are. I moved from a small town to a massive city and after a while I noticed there was a lot less overweight people and people were just generally in better shape.

        Move somewhere where you don’t need a car and can walk and take public transit. Humans are not built to drive around everywhere and only walk in parking lots.

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        So does redneck business. Ever met a young man who works a ranch or farm? LOL, walking doesn’t get you that body. And the women have to compete for such men.

        My take isn’t rural vs. city, good or bad. I’m simply stating what I’ve seen IRL.

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          That’s not really small town though, in my mind. I was thinking of like suburbs where people drive everywhere.

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            Suburbs usually aren’t “small town” as far as I have heard. Small town is usually surrounded by rural, yet has a decent population. Though I will agree most small towns still involve driving. The properties are often bigger. To get to walkable you need tiny town… in which you also wouldn’t need the app, cause you already know everyone.

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        2 days ago

        Small town would be homeless in a large city, that’s why they are in the town.

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        Never been around small towns? The selection pressure is immense.

        My camp is outside a town of 900 souls. Observe the people going in and out the local grocery/convenience store vs. the people at a Circle K in the city. Night and day.

        In a large population, you can be fat, plain, unstylish, whatever, still find a mate. Of course that doesn’t account for “the best of the best”, but seems to me “average” is quite a bit higher in rural areas, even given the lower income.

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          Bro I don’t know how to tell you this but rurals be fucking and it’s not always pretty.

          You’re going way too pseudoscience buzzword bullshit on this, villages of 500 people did just fine historically and “small towns” in America are about 5000.