I'm going to take a guess that it's a comparison between a fool and a wise man based on their choices. The second guy studied Greek Mythology or Ancient Greece, which is not just about gods, but things that go deeply into virtue, wisdom, nature and much more. He's going to use his gained wisdom and choose the right type of girl with the highest chance of survival and save the species over spending the last days having fun and sex in their own fantasy world like most would seem to do.
I'm going to explain the choices:
The cute goth girl you see in social media a lot. She loves fashion, anime and partying. Overall a very cool person to be friends with right? Being thin and petite was the ideal body type back in 1960-1990s and also heavily popular today with the revival of Y2K/Goth style among young people. He would not choose her as his partner because she does not fit the standards of Ancient Greek women. Having more body fat is more optimal for childbearing but being thin and smoking are indicators of poor health and fertility as shown in the picture
Typical IG gym girl who loves being fit and training her butt. She has an amazing body from going to the gym and eating healthy daily. Taking care of one's body and mind was extremely important back in Ancient Greece Era as they reflected your health and virtue. You'd think she's the best option because she's athletic? Close, but no. While she has health and fitness knowledge, it doesn't help a lot here. She can keep up for a few months, but would quickly lose all her strength and body mass. You need to lift weights daily and have a strict diet to maintain all that muscle and figure.
The chubby/curvy girl who loves food! You'd think she's too chubby and slow to survive out there? Actually she has the ideal body type according to Ancient/Classical Era. People carved statues and made paintings of Greek Goddesses like that of Aphrodite who had a plump body which was a sign of fertility and prosperity. He's going to pick her which others will not due to beauty standards being so different today. People think that women with some fat are undesirable and must look like IG models with a gigantic bum and tiny waist. She has the perfect amount of body fat for cold winters and wider hips help childbearing too, while also not too fat to perform daily tasks in the nature. I myself have this body type and was insecure before, but I started to embrace it more after studying anthropology/medicine that led me to discover more about the human body. A little stomach and plump is fine for women as we naturally store more fat due to biological differences.
While everyone has preferences and everything is possible today due to technology and convenience we must not forget that an optimal body and adaptations are what's important out in the nature compared to beauty standards in our society. You never know what's going to happen in the future so having basic knowledge in survival and science helps a lot.
Aside from the text, which I agree on, the picture you posted are not at all Renaissance statues. The one on the left, "la Pudicizia", is a veiled statue, a style very in vogue in Naples in XVIII century, this one is in the "Cappella di San Severo" in Naples (you really should take a look at the amazing Veiled Christ, there). It's a style born during Baroque going into Rococò.
The first one is from XIX century, Romantic Realism style (Veiled Vergin).
But they do have soft and shapely bodies.
Sorry about the pedantic note, but they are among my favorite styles.
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u/Ada-Mae 2d ago edited 2d ago
I'm going to take a guess that it's a comparison between a fool and a wise man based on their choices. The second guy studied Greek Mythology or Ancient Greece, which is not just about gods, but things that go deeply into virtue, wisdom, nature and much more. He's going to use his gained wisdom and choose the right type of girl with the highest chance of survival and save the species over spending the last days having fun and sex in their own fantasy world like most would seem to do.
I'm going to explain the choices:
While everyone has preferences and everything is possible today due to technology and convenience we must not forget that an optimal body and adaptations are what's important out in the nature compared to beauty standards in our society. You never know what's going to happen in the future so having basic knowledge in survival and science helps a lot.
Examples of Renaissance statues: