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This is one of the very, very few cases where being tall isn't a major advantage. Being tall is correlated with being richer, being more likely to be hired and
by lancebeet 9y ago
This is one of the very, very few cases where being tall isn't a major advantage. Being tall is correlated with being richer, being more likely to be hired and being found attractive. Wishing yourself or someone else to be shorter for this particular issue is borderline ridiculous to be honest.
- ajeet_dhaliwal 9y agoIf there is such a correlation (I didn't know there was) couldn't that just be due to people in wealthier countries generally being taller due to better nutrition? Most of the world's billionaire's couldn't double up as NBA players. I'm not saying I wish anyone to be short just so they can fit in a bus seat better, being tall is great, but not too tall, I don't want to be any taller than I am and wouldn't mind being a couple of inches shorter. Even washing the dishes can be a pain.
- hkmurakami 9y agolook at the fortune 500 CEOs. They're disproportionately tall, and there are studies on this effect. I joke to my 6"4 friend when we fly together that this is the one time that being my height (5"8) is better than his :P