attractiveness is based largely (not entirely of course) on the position an individual finds himself in the social domninance hierarchy. Compare the situation of nerds today with the 90's - computer scientists are maybe not regarded directly as "sexy", however they now earn by far the most money and have terrific career prospects, which leads to a high position within the hierarchy. Thus, if you are a nerd today there has never been a better time for you to find a mate in today's society.
As for physical attractiveness, I suppose technology will figure out how to make people simply more attractive by advancements e.g. in anti aging or hormone therapies. Maybe soon everyone could look like a model with some fixes!
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Yeah I would totally agree that the social ladder has a very large effect, like I said I was just throwing the idea out there. I would say in some ways dating through social dominance is probably the middle ground between dating for intelligence and physical superiority.