The 6 Pack Economist

If you are searching for some smut related material you are going to be sorely mistaken.  I am not going to be discussing about the actual act of getting laid.  Only getting to the bedroom, after that you are on your own (what perv searches blog posts looking for porn).

This insight came to be in a discussion about minimum wage.  I know minimum wage and sex how did they go together.   Well as a buddy and I were discussing the raising of minimum wage and the living wage laws, and we were drinking of course (see title of blog).  It came to me.  Why is a BMW different then a Ford, aside from actual driving dynamics, it is its exclusivity.  So why is exclusivity so important?  Because it shows the ability to gather resources and there by make a better life for your potential offspring and partner.  People like to hang with people that can make their life easier.  And in general people that have more money have the ability to make the life of those immediately around them easier. 

But here is the kicker to this whole thing.  Money or the amount that you have is relative.  A millionaire in a room of billionaires is the poor guy.  In more ancient times it was litarlly the size of your club.  And I am not speaking of the club between your legs.  The cave man that could swing the big club and kill the bigger animal or smash the guy who just worked hard killing the bigger animal had an advantage.  It really depends on your morale standard.  They could get more resources in this case food and there by those around them could have more to eat.  Being a little plump was at a time a sign that you were affluent now it’s just a sign you eat too many fries and quarter pounders. 

Ok now your fat and have a big club big deal what does it actually get you.  That’s right a mate.  We have evolved to search for things in our mates that are a sign of health and fertility.  Given our male dominated society this means that men who bring home lots of bank are more attractive.  Women with nice shapes (which depend on your taste, boob guys, butt guys, and leg guys) are a highly desired commodity.  Sorry ladies I am not trying to demean you.  But lets face it the hotties have a selection of men while the rest bitch and moan about blog posters. 

I previously stated that hotties have a selection of men, they begin their selection on some very superficial criteria.  Yes ladies you can be superficial too.  The guy you choose to end up marrying may be completely different from what you went for on first impressions, but getting past date one for those guys was a lot harder then most I am sure.  Just remember we are talking about generality’s here and not a case by case basis.  But lets be honest, a guy who takes you out on a date in a beat-up 80’s hatch-back is not nearly as impressive as the guy with the new Benz.  Why?  Simple a guy with access to the money for a Benz simply shows the ability to make you and your children better off and more likely to succeed. 

Now that we have established guys with cool stuff are better we must take in the relativity factor.  In high school, we students not in the 90210 zip code were moved to the top of the heap by just having a car.  (I did not have a car but I did have access to my parents van.  Yes I was the van guy in high school.  My buddies loved me, but it did not help me a whole lot.)  Having a car was a sign of some sort of success.  It was also and easy way for people to get together.  Of course after high school a car was not enough.  College brought on more competition.  Now you had to have a nice looking car.  You were not at the BMW, Lexus, or Benz level yet but a nice looking one of those cars was pretty useful but not a deal breaker.  After college the badge on the front of the car started to really matter.  So your level of success or access to resources depends on your competition. 

What the hell does this all have to do with minimum wage?  Simple if all you do is raise the last rung of the ladder nothing changes.  It is not about which rung on the ladder you are on or the height at which the ladder is at.  It’s about the height of everyone else on the ladder.  And chicks dig the guys at the top of the ladder.