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the vast majority of ugly people are only 'ugly' because they're too fat or too skinny. it's amazing how good looking your face becomes when you're in shape an

the vast majority of ugly people are only 'ugly' because they're too fat or too skinny. it's amazing how good looking your face becomes when you're in shape and have a decent amount of muscle mass with definition.

neverminder 11y ago
Not really. Attractiveness of face is all about symmetry and proportion. For example: If you have a huge nose or a massive protruding mole you'll never be attractive no matter your body composition. I'm sure an algorithm could be (already is) composed to verify attractiveness of face.
- the_mitsuhiko 11y ago
  Since when is symmetry relevant? I thought it has been sufficiently shown that symmetry plays no role for beauty. Pretty sure fitness has a bigger impact on beauty than features you cannot change without surgery.
  - iansane 11y ago
    I remember in biology we learned that symmetry is an indicator of good genetics, so it makes sense that we are biased to symmetry since higher fitness/survivability.
  - dragandj 11y ago
    Not only symmetry, but also the proportions. People are evolutionary wired to use symmetry and proportions of faces and bodies to estimate health and survival/reproduction "value". This is not the only factor, of course, but a huge one.
- nailer 11y ago
  > If you have a huge nose you'll never be attractive Many male models have huge or badly broken noses (see Stone Island campaigns for the latter). They're still considered handsome. I guy who lived on my street has an extraordinary long face, and he's a now D&G model. Exercising and having good skin puts you in front of 90% of men. I'd agree algorithm might say smaller noses are, on the whole, more handsome, but you can still be considered handsome having a huge nose.
- knackernews 11y ago
  > If you have a huge nose or a massive protruding mole you'll never be attractive no matter your body composition BULLSHIT. I was very self conscious of my big nose but Asian women love it! The first time I heard 'I like your nose! it's so nice' I couldn't believe it. I had to turn off notifications for Tinder because it's so active after 11:00PM.
- T-A 11y ago
  I am reminded of this recently posted article: http://nautil.us/issue/33/attraction/am-i-ugly http://nautil.us/issue/33/attraction/am-i-ugly

neverminder 11y ago

Not really. Attractiveness of face is all about symmetry and proportion. For example: If you have a huge nose or a massive protruding mole you'll never be attractive no matter your body composition. I'm sure an algorithm could be (already is) composed to verify attractiveness of face.

the_mitsuhiko 11y ago
Since when is symmetry relevant? I thought it has been sufficiently shown that symmetry plays no role for beauty. Pretty sure fitness has a bigger impact on beauty than features you cannot change without surgery.
- iansane 11y ago
  I remember in biology we learned that symmetry is an indicator of good genetics, so it makes sense that we are biased to symmetry since higher fitness/survivability.
- dragandj 11y ago
  Not only symmetry, but also the proportions. People are evolutionary wired to use symmetry and proportions of faces and bodies to estimate health and survival/reproduction "value". This is not the only factor, of course, but a huge one.
nailer 11y ago
> If you have a huge nose you'll never be attractive Many male models have huge or badly broken noses (see Stone Island campaigns for the latter). They're still considered handsome. I guy who lived on my street has an extraordinary long face, and he's a now D&G model. Exercising and having good skin puts you in front of 90% of men. I'd agree algorithm might say smaller noses are, on the whole, more handsome, but you can still be considered handsome having a huge nose.
knackernews 11y ago
> If you have a huge nose or a massive protruding mole you'll never be attractive no matter your body composition BULLSHIT. I was very self conscious of my big nose but Asian women love it! The first time I heard 'I like your nose! it's so nice' I couldn't believe it. I had to turn off notifications for Tinder because it's so active after 11:00PM.
T-A 11y ago
I am reminded of this recently posted article: http://nautil.us/issue/33/attraction/am-i-ugly http://nautil.us/issue/33/attraction/am-i-ugly