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Re: I wish I was a little bit taller

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Post by edanm »

tcfhgj wrote: post #5

> According to a 2009 study of Australian men, short guys make less money than their taller peers (about $500 a year per inch); are less likely to climb the corporate ladder (according to one survey, the average height of a male Fortune 500 CEO is six feet); and, for the cis and straight among us, have fewer romantic opportunities with women (a 2013 study conducted in the Netherlands found that women were taller than…

> (a 2013 study conducted in the Netherlands found that women were taller than their male partners in just 7.5 percent of cases)

Don't men also tend to prefer women who are shorter than them? I know I do personally (though my first two girlfriends were taller than me, go figure.)

Re: I wish I was a little bit taller

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Post by jessaustin »

jeffrallen wrote: post #77
jessaustin wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This sentiment with respect to radical medical transformations is not well received in certain online communities...

I imagine you are taking about gender reassignment surgery. In that case, the patient is seeking help to solve a serious physical and psychological problem for themselves. Leg lengthening does not cross that bar for me, at least not how the motivations of the patients are described in the article. I can easily imagine cosmetic surgery that is ethical, including leg lengthening, but these guys are not it.

You're making very fine distinctions. Many people will draw the line somewhere else. Our society has drawn the line somewhere else, because this well-known and respected physician makes a good living providing this treatment to satisfied patients. IANATrans person, but I doubt many of them would see a problem here either. In the context of USA health care, invoking Hippocrates on this guy is silly.

Re: I wish I was a little bit taller

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Post by pseudalopex »

abigail95 wrote: post #33
job_suche wrote: post #20

I am myself quite short (168cm). Growing up I had no insecurities about it, because I only started becoming short after puberty. Anyway, there was a period between ages 21 and 25 when I was obsessed about my height. Natural selection is pretty cruel. If you have good looks do not take them for granted. Now I care less about my height and more about my lack of hair. It is really not healthy to obsess over this stuff.…

If you allow me to assume you are male, my quickmafs thinks you're taller than 4/5 women, as opposed to the median male who is taller than 19/20 of women. Do other women want men taller than they are, or do they want men taller than other men? I don't understand the mechanism myself.

Some women want men taller than they are with high heels. Some women want men taller than a round number taller than other men.

Re: I wish I was a little bit taller

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Post by isthisthingon99 »

voisin wrote: post #53
whatshisface wrote: post #51

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If there was a surgery that made people look white, I wonder how many people would get it.

I have read that there are many things people do in Japan to lighten their skin as this is perceived as more beautiful.

The reason is that tanned people got tanned because they had to work.

Re: I wish I was a little bit taller

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Post by sliken »

whatshisface wrote: post #51
snake_plissken wrote: post #14

Straight out of GATTACA. I cringed pretty hard when the image at the top loaded; was not expecting this kind of story, was expecting a missive on the song from the 90s. Also, this story reminds me of a passage, among many, from the Deus Ex timeline wiki ( https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline ): "Antoine Thisdale, an un-augmented oil rig worker sues for the right to have both of his fully functional natural arms am…

If there was a surgery that made people look white, I wonder how many people would get it.

"Asian blepharoplasty" creates an eyelid crease resulting in a larger and more symmetric, almond-shaped eye is apparently pretty common.

Re: I wish I was a little bit taller

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Post by sliken »

Wohlf wrote: post #44
avgDev wrote: post #35

I am 6'4". Flying sucks. Can't fit in a Miata and sports cars suck in general. Showers in hotels suck. Buying T-shirts is annoying. I did have a nice dating life....but I missed out a ton because I was a quite oblivious lol...now I'm married and it doesn't really matter.

If it makes you feel any better, except for t-shirts all of those still suck at 5'8" just less so.

I was really excited to buy a nissan 300Z years ago. Sat in one and letting out the clutch would cause my knee to smack the steering wheel. It was a deal killer, and I'm 5'11.

Re: I wish I was a little bit taller

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Post by diroussel »

Overtonwindow wrote: post #75

I'm 6'4 and I wish I were 5'9.. I would fit on airplanes, busses, and even cars better. I could find shoes in my size that did not look as though they were government-issue. Proper fitting slacks.. "Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone." -Mary Schmich

5'11" is ideal, taller than average, but not so tall you continually bump your head. Budget airlines are still a bit of a squeeze.

Re: I wish I was a little bit taller

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Post by [deleted] »

whatshisface wrote: post #55
phpthrowaway99 wrote: post #52

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Just because there's a gap doesn't mean someone is being discriminated against. Shorter men could have self esteem issues that cause them to perform a little worse or fight for salary a little worse. I worked in sales for a decade. I was better than top 1% at it nationwide. I'm 6'4". Was that because people just love buying from a tall person, or was it because I felt comfortable walking up to anyone and everyone sin…

If that were true, you'd have to explain how they got the self-esteem issues in the first place if there wasn't discrimination. FWIW, I have known a lot of people in sales and it's not confidence that makes you good - that's just a stereotype - but the ability to make the other person feel like you have their interest in mind. Sure you have to be willing to approach someone but without the ability to establish a conn…

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Re: I wish I was a little bit taller

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Post by sshine »

csours wrote: post #10

I did industrial tech support in an automobile assembly plant. I would get calls to fix something, and I would tell them why it was someone else's responsibility, or I would try to explain something. When I went out to plant floor, it was like my perceived IQ went up by 20 points. Suddenly the things I said made sense. I think most of this effect can be attributed to the fact that I cared enough to show up, and that…

> When I went out to plant floor, it was like my perceived IQ went up by 20 points.

I thought you were going to conclude that factory workers are dumb, so you appeared relatively smarter.

(Before anyone gets upset, I have grandparents who were factory workers; I admire hard work.)

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