Darwin on The Effects of Our Environment

In the Origin of Species, Darwin describes the many factors that an organism must fight against in order to survive. He states that, "...as more individuals are produced than can possibly survive, there must in every case be a struggle for existence, either one individual with another of the same species, or with the individuals of distinct species, or with the physical conditions of life". These conditions of life are the environments in which we are placed that we must navigate successfully in order to live and succeed. The concept of environment can be understood as a country, city, or even the social environments. With the environment constantly flexing its force against an organism, that organism must be able to deal with the pressures of the environment, or it will fail and possibly face death. In Darwin's words, "...Let the strongest live and the weakest die."

If we take this idea and view it in light of Starlet Degeneracy, we can see many instances where the environment that these young women are placed in is clearly hostile for them. They are unable to deal with the dangers and pressures of having a high profile and after a few years of being in the spotlight, fail utterly. The by product of their fame makes their fall even more public and shocking. We are faced with the fact that these young women are completely unable to control themselves in the face of all the various distractions and temptations, even if that means they do themselves harm.

Take two recent examples of utter degeneracy. The first, Britney Spears' Meltdown, in which she is trying to make a comeback from past folly, except at the interview she destroys the dresses she's to wear and even steals thousands of dollars of items that she was supposed to be photographed in. Her behaviour was erratic and could lead us to believe she may have been on some kind of drug. The second, Lindsay Lohan's DUI, in which, after a period of time in rehab and assurances she'd remain sober, she's arrested for drinking and driving and possessing cocaine!

Both of these young women are no strangers to causing trouble, as these two offenses are merely their most recent. Both were supposed to be redeeming themselves, but cannot avoid partaking in the dangerous temptations surrounding them. That is money, alcohol and drugs. The fact that there are many, many, stars out there who can control themselves and avoid such overt displays of degeneracy, means that these young women are simply unable to live in the difficult and stressful environment that many others stars can surely navigate without resorting to stealing and drug abuse.

Therefore, if they are to have any chance of surviving, they need to find a new environment for themselves. One that is not as hazardous to their survival. Because, if they do not, nature will simply select them out.