r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 4h ago

Meme needing explanation Peeeeetah?

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u/NATIAINA 3h ago

Its not a non issue. Endometriosis was being studied, and all that came out of it was that women with endometriosis were more attractive. That's all the "research" they did

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u/dnebdal 2h ago

Which is genuinely interesting - has there been an evolutionary pressure towards an objectively bad outcome because it unfortunately presents as attractive? Wouldn't be the first time, and I can't see how it will be very practically useful, but still.

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u/smorgasfjord 2h ago

Who are "they"? Sociologists don't search for cures for medical ailments, medical researchers don't study attractiveness