It is impossible not to watch at least one of those documentaries about birds that hum in great need, flap their legs, sing and do other miracles, just to impress bird after bird, so to speak, to love and preserve genes.

If you haven’t seen documentaries about birds, at least about insects or mammals, you should. For example, with gorillas. How they beat their chests, how they shake, how they grow, all in order to make an impression.

Well, this is how the entire animal world looks like. If you could understand the language of animals, you would be horrified by the trills and calls of nature which until then delighted your ears. You can get a pretty good idea of ​​what it’s all about by looking at the methods our colleagues use to try to find a mate online. If you’re a lady or a lady, it’s a wonder you haven’t received love calls like, “What’s up baby?” or, respectively, “What a fakie, do you care?”, “I like you!”, “Do you want to make redwoods?” I’m sorry As I said, this is about the animal world, don’t think that the birds or gorillas mentioned earlier are smaller!

But since we are interested in the online environment, we propose to analyze it from a scientific point of view. Therefore, as statistics show, more and more of our compatriots are turning to the Internet to find their soul mate or, if this is not possible, then at least an attempt to find a soul mate. This is enough for one night. The same statistics tell us that, regardless of gender, Internet users lie a lot. More than 80% of the respondents admitted that they pour Brasov, which should be feared. But the reason is interesting.

From Darwin’s point of view, evolutionary success depends on two aspects: the ability to find food and to leave as many descendants as possible, that is, one’s own genes. Well, that’s what they’re looking for in the online environment. Do not think that the human species is much more sophisticated than others! In essence, we have the same vocations. The advantage of the Internet is that you can be whoever you want to be, at least until you meet in person. And it must be based on what is being sought.

For example, men are looking for young, attractive and not very tall partners. Women, on the contrary, are more inclined to look for partners who can financially provide for them and who are altruistic. We will translate this academic language, having money and willing to share it. Women also seem to be attracted to lawyers and men in uniform.

How, I would like not to be like the Yeti, the despicable snowman, and, if it is not possible and not possible, to be at least altruistic. Attention, what I have presented now represents a trend, it is not something generally accepted. As you know, women also want their partner to be smart, funny, caring, generous, a good psychologist, and then have solid knowledge in technology, carpentry, sockets, installations and so on.

Well, in order to achieve their goal, that is, finding a partner, Internet users resort to all sorts of tricks. It is obvious that women tend to lie about their appearance and sometimes their age. They either display photographs in which they think they were depicted in the most appropriate pose or geological epoch, or they resort to profuse make-up and other methods of adornment, of which some say they have little left and require a building permit. .

As for men, they tend to lie, especially about their height. This is the most common lie. To a lesser extent, it is characteristic of men to exaggerate the level of income in order to have an additional chance to find an ideal partner and drive away the competition. He also sometimes lies about his marital status until his wife finds out. Just like women, men are looking for the best photos, even if some of them are school photos, which were taken during the time of Georgiou-Deja.

As I have already mentioned, all these aspects are inextricably linked to the basic principles of evolution and sexual selection. More precisely, the pursuit of competition, the search for a partner or partners with the best genes and the distribution of one’s own genetic material. Being a somewhat more intellectually developed species, at least in appearance, such attempts can take the form of a game, a “hunt” if you will, and the transformation of interlocutors “into friends”, at least to a more important step.

Obviously, the springs that drive all these mechanisms are much more complex. Let’s just mention the disappointment that the majority of respondents admitted when they met their online communication partners. why First of all, because of the obvious inconsistency of the beautiful virtual picture with the brutal reality. Then, due to the fact that each of us is unique, has some unique experience in childhood, and based on this, the image of the ideal partner is created. This is why there is no universal law of attraction. But, as I said, here we enter the territory of another science. We limited ourselves to only those aspects that are strictly related to evolution and sexual selection.

In summary, why do people lie on the Internet? What animals they are!

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