The power over life and death. Being one of those who enforces the rules rather than the one enforced upon.
Actually, these professions have vastly more rules imposed upon them. And what rules does an EMT enforce? “Power of life and death” doesn’t make a lot of sense here, nor does it make sense for artists or musicians.
Your statements don’t reflect a consistent model here, as it doesn’t have any consistent predictions about what professions should and shouldn’t be considered attractive. Instead, you just change your explanations, or avoid giving an explanation entirely. (e.g. “I don’t accept your premises regarding artists”).
OTOH, I’m making a testable prediction: an observable increase on average in indicators of attraction, admiration, or arousal (facial expression & autonomic responses) among women hearing about men who are in some profession that involves personal sacrifice for others or for a principle, controlled for whether the profession has any actual societal status or power, and provided that the principles or persons sacrificed for are not directly and personally opposed by the listener as a matter of vengeance or personal principles.
For example, I would predict that participation in say, a Big Brother program, or other volunteer activity would make a man be considered more attractive than a person who did not so volunteer, provided that their other attractiveness factors were considered.
I do not predict that power, status, an so on are not attractive; I’m just saying they’re orthogonal to the element of ability to effectively precommit, whether it’s to sacrifice for others or for one’s principles. Either way, evidence of ability to successfully follow through on a precommitment is attractive in a person.
Actually, these professions have vastly more rules imposed upon them. And what rules does an EMT enforce? “Power of life and death” doesn’t make a lot of sense here, nor does it make sense for artists or musicians.
Your statements don’t reflect a consistent model here, as it doesn’t have any consistent predictions about what professions should and shouldn’t be considered attractive. Instead, you just change your explanations, or avoid giving an explanation entirely. (e.g. “I don’t accept your premises regarding artists”).
OTOH, I’m making a testable prediction: an observable increase on average in indicators of attraction, admiration, or arousal (facial expression & autonomic responses) among women hearing about men who are in some profession that involves personal sacrifice for others or for a principle, controlled for whether the profession has any actual societal status or power, and provided that the principles or persons sacrificed for are not directly and personally opposed by the listener as a matter of vengeance or personal principles.
For example, I would predict that participation in say, a Big Brother program, or other volunteer activity would make a man be considered more attractive than a person who did not so volunteer, provided that their other attractiveness factors were considered.
I do not predict that power, status, an so on are not attractive; I’m just saying they’re orthogonal to the element of ability to effectively precommit, whether it’s to sacrifice for others or for one’s principles. Either way, evidence of ability to successfully follow through on a precommitment is attractive in a person.