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If you watch a high school cafeteria for one hour you know exactly why taller people are promoted to leadership. The same reason they tend to be whiter, a litt
by edblarney 10y ago
If you watch a high school cafeteria for one hour you know exactly why taller people are promoted to leadership.
The same reason they tend to be whiter, a little better looking, more athletic.
Interesting paradox: for Men, girth is actually good. Carry a few extra pounds, and it's good.
For women - inverse. Skinny women earn more.
Think of this: every single social interaction you have - with the guy at the watercooler, to meetings, to presentations - everyone is 'sizing each other up' subconciously. They are determining where they belong in the pecking order. Usually only from observable traits.
- Nomentatus 10y agoI agree. Unconscious bias is real. I was far shorter than average until about 15, and well taller than average thereafter. So I found out first hand, quite suddenly, just how much different other people's reactions were to me. When human growth hormone first became available, medically-short teens given it grew considerably and almost uniformly suffered from depression. There previous ways of interacting with people just didn't work anymore. (also from Keyes book)