Questioning human behavior and existence is natural part of what it is to be human. Religious scriptures are a classic example of how humans naturally look for meaning behind experiencing life. Although the answer might be a lot simpler than it seems.
Humans tend to complicate things in our heads because we have evolved to be incredibly intelligent creatures compared to the other animals in the animal kingdom.
Our primal instincts never leave us, which may be hard to see because of how far we have advanced technologically in the Western society. We mask utilizing our primal instincts by simplifying our solutions to survival. This applies to our natural instincts for reproduction as well. Our natural instincts to find a mate to reproduce with has been masked extraordinarily well in most Western societies.
Just like any other animal, humans have clever ways in which we attract potential partners. There are obvious stereotypical traits which people generally find attractive, most of which are heavily influenced by social media. Although our attempts to attract a partner is much more present in our day to day lives and it has much greater impact on the decisions we make than might be obvious. The way that people conform to modern trends like fashion, music, art, and various hobbies could be a human’s way of attracting sexual partners.
Think about why trends occur. What if, subconsciously, the hobbies you choose to indulge in are to attract people who are interested in the same thing? If you love to play guitar, it is very possible that you might use your skill in order to show off to someone you like. Maybe you use your skills/talents in skateboarding, writing poetry, or dancing in order to woo someone else. Now, if hobbies like these weren’t societally attractive in a Western society, would you expect as many people to partake in them? It’s hard to say, given that it’s nearly impossible to measure the probability of something occuring in a hypothetical situation. Although I would assume that we wouldn’t see nearly as many people partaking in a hobby if it wasn’t deemed as “attractive.”
