• Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    5 days ago

    It’s not at all about that. I guarantee you that if these guys maintained whatever diet they had at the time and added three hours a week of doing something with their muscles, they would look very different.

    • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      19
      ·
      edit-2
      5 days ago

      The point is that you wouldn’t find muscle mass like that as attractive without those people. These men were considered beautiful then and they aren’t now because the culture of what is considered beautiful has changed. They didn’t need to work out in order to be beautiful and they shouldn’t now either. They would look different yes, but not inherently better or more beautiful.

    • terminhell@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      5 days ago

      Right, before power tools were common. I bet these guys were on average stronger than current average men.