Arnold Hoogerwerf

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@hollyhoneychurch I once did an art project on this, and I still find it super fascinating! You might look into supernormal stimuli. According to this theory, we’re all evolutionary hardwired to prefer the exaggerated or ‘cuter’ version of something. But it also seems to be a cultural phenomenon. In the last century, aggressive competition between toy manufacturers unconsciously made dolls and other toys evolve into these sometimes very unrealistic monstrosities...!