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Re: Being Really, Really, Ridiculously Good Looking

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Post by clicks »

rthomas6 wrote: post #29
warfangle wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

/r/malefashionadvice might help you out some. I've been lurking there for a while , and for so many people it's not that they're ugly -- they're just used to wearing ill-fitting clothes that do not suit their body and face type.

I also lurk there. I will say they're a little too picky sometimes on what is and is not acceptable fashion, but they're great for teaching what good-fitting clothing looks like, as well as matching up clothes to create a style. Especially for someone who is not overweight, clothes with a proper fit can make a dramatic, huge difference in appearance. Every time I look at that subreddit, I feel like a slob for what I…

Agreed, fitting clothes make a huge difference. A good haircut also goes a hell of a long way, for boys and girls alike.

Re: Being Really, Really, Ridiculously Good Looking

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Post by vlasev »

ChrisNorstrom wrote: post #16

Evolution wise, this is because people like in others, what they wish they had for themselves. Likewise, people hate in others what they dislike about themselves. We celebrate the beautiful because we wish we too could be beautiful. We mock the ugly/short/gay/fat/skinny/weak because those are qualities that we ourselves do not wish to have. If all of society punishes those with these traits, people with these traits…

Damn dude, you're handsome. For real. Looking at your picture in the link you provide on your profile, you look absolutely fine. I'm not one of those people who is lying to you.

Re: Being Really, Really, Ridiculously Good Looking

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Post by rprospero »

rthomas6 wrote: post #8

Until this perception of attractive people being more trustworthy, smarter, etc. changes (it's probably not going to change), how do we incorporate this information into our lives and careers? My opinion: lose weight. Or rather, reduce your body fat percentage. It's not as hard as people make it out to be. Look at the hot or not composite index. Notice the correlation? The numbers are inversely correlated with their…

Another way of incorporating this is with the classic "Never trust a man in a suit"

We know that we give extra weight to the arguments of good looking individuals. Guys in suits generally look better than guys in sweatpants. Therefore, if a guy in a suit tells you something, it's not really as good of an idea as you think it is. He's also not as competent or hard working as you think he is.

To combat this, you should try harder to find faults in the well dressed. Hence, never trust a man in a suit.

Re: Being Really, Really, Ridiculously Good Looking

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Post by scarmig »

gwern wrote: post #28
bherms wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Harrison Bergeron, anyone?

Er, no. An economist would be horrified by Harrison Bergeron, as demonstrating the most damaging possible form of egalitarianism and nothing like the grandparent proposal; the point of a height tax is not to make tall people shorter - whatever good or purpose is being fulfilled by tall people is still fulfilled after the tax, and the tax serves the useful function of raising revenue while also not distorting any inve…

Exactly.

Though it bears pointing out that Mankiw was doing this as a parody of progressive taxation, not as a serious proposal.

Re: Being Really, Really, Ridiculously Good Looking

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Post by ChrisNorstrom »

clicks wrote: post #18
ChrisNorstrom wrote: post #16

Evolution wise, this is because people like in others, what they wish they had for themselves. Likewise, people hate in others what they dislike about themselves. We celebrate the beautiful because we wish we too could be beautiful. We mock the ugly/short/gay/fat/skinny/weak because those are qualities that we ourselves do not wish to have. If all of society punishes those with these traits, people with these traits…

What... Okay, having just followed the link in your profile and looking at your picture, dude, trust me you're not ugly. I actually honestly think you're a handsome guy, judging purely by appearances. But anyway. You know, I've noticed that people who fixate on appearances tend to be irrationally harsh. You'd be surprised how big a part confidence and charisma plays in the overall attraction people feel for one anoth…

1st rule of being ugly: Every ugly person has at least 1 really good picture that hides all of their flaws or is easily photoshoppable to hide flaws. Use any combination of lighting, shadows, cropping, facial hair to get this effect.

2nd rule: Find that picture and use it for everything.

3rd rule: People will be confused when they see you in real life and realize you look different from your picture. They will be disappointed. So you have to work really hard to try to match whatever level of attractiveness you have in your picture. If you're a guy and you've never put on makeup, you may need to learn.

If you think this level or worrying is too much and obsessive, I'd like to ask you this. If the way people treat you changes depending on how you look when you leave the house, you too would "worry about it".

Again, I'm not devastated that I'm ugly. I'm devastated that people treat me differently because I'm ugly. Especially after all the "everyone's beautiful in their own way" rhetoric I've heard my whole life. There's lots of people who are super successful, rich, and happy with families and they're ugly. What angers me is being treated differently because of something that I cannot control.

Re: Being Really, Really, Ridiculously Good Looking

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Post by emiljbs »

ChrisNorstrom wrote: post #16

Evolution wise, this is because people like in others, what they wish they had for themselves. Likewise, people hate in others what they dislike about themselves. We celebrate the beautiful because we wish we too could be beautiful. We mock the ugly/short/gay/fat/skinny/weak because those are qualities that we ourselves do not wish to have. If all of society punishes those with these traits, people with these traits…

I've read his post twice now and I can't for the life of me find the link, could anyone post it?

Re: Being Really, Really, Ridiculously Good Looking

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Post by crag »

" America has no law preventing companies from using attractiveness as a hiring criteria, regardless of whether the job is exotic dancer, salesman, or software engineer. It’s pretty much okay from a legal standpoint to discriminate based on looks in America."

My problem with this is beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So having laws preventing companies hiring based on looks is ridiculous. I mean, how would you know what anyone thought during the hiring process? I doubt anyone would say "you're ugly as shit so we aren't hiring you".

Not to mention, what you consider "ugly" I might not.

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