Pretty sure I read about a study where they found people that “stink” are genetically close to you, like relatives and people you shouldn’t procreate with.
Eh… best lit review I could find only found that smell predicted preferences among non-birthcontrol-using fertile women. So… Smell nice around them maybe?
Lit review
victorz@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Crazy to think that stench is supposed to be alluring. Is that the takeaway here? It’s more like a repellent in my mind.
BlackAura@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Pretty sure I read about a study where they found people that “stink” are genetically close to you, like relatives and people you shouldn’t procreate with.
People who smell nice are genetically diverse.
Bigfish@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
Eh… best lit review I could find only found that smell predicted preferences among non-birthcontrol-using fertile women. So… Smell nice around them maybe? Lit review
n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I went to school with an inbred family, they all stank bad. Natures way of saying don’t fuck that
victorz@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Maybe not a product of being inbred in and of itself, but more like an intelligence indicator maybe? Correlation ≠ causation etc.