Fish prove what Psychology proved

Guess what? Apparently even fish prefer a good looking fish leader. This article a (a summary of a study done at the University of Sydney) from Current Biology, basically says that the "football star" equivalent of stickleback fish is usually chosen as the most trustworthy to follow. They assume that it is based on collective wisdom that they are all choosing the best leader. Fish can choose to follow a bad fish - just as people have made bad decisions for leaders (Hitler) but in the same case the badness is amplified.

So - sorry to say this but "looks are everything." I guess plastic surgeons will still have a good year, even through this economic turmoil we are having. I remember reading about women and men in China having beautification surgeries to help them land a raise or a better job. Being a Miami native, I have seen the surgeries from the young (15 year-old) to the old (above 80+) and the women in poor countries that save to get the butt lifts and the boob jobs, each country preferring a different form of beauty.

Perhaps now and into the future the financial divide will rely more and more on good looks and less on ability or brains...now that is a scary idea.