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> Generally, attractive people are perceived as more intelligent, more socially skilled, more appealing personalities, more moral , more altruistic, more likel
by Hokusai 6y ago
> Generally, attractive people are perceived as more intelligent, more socially skilled, more appealing personalities, more moral , more altruistic, more likely to succeed, more hirable as managers, and more competent.
I am always astonished by how much we humans mix how moral is someone and how horny that someone makes us.
And it works both ways. To tell someone that you are not attracted to them is perceived as a judgement of their value in society and morality. When we actually decide if we are horny for someone in just 1 second from a picture and zero knowledge about that person.
Many years ago, I worked for a company that hired the hot one instead of the competent one. And it was amazing to see the twisted justification. But, I believe that the hiring manager was not aware and was convinced that the decision was based on the bogus conclusions.
> Some researchers are skeptical that real jurors will have the same biases as the studies in simulated juries.
I would expect even worse bias when you do not feel observed and you are not a student that may have knowledge about the concept of biased decisions.
- dlivingston 6y agoBeing a human means that we are constantly at battle between the calm logic of our neocortex and the chaos of our primate origins. It's all too common for people to forget that we are still very much sub-Saharan apes underneath our Calvin Klein suits.
- Aerroon 6y agoThis got me wondering whether there is an opposite effect too. Do people that are very moral appear physically more attractive to us?
- sukilot 6y agoPeople those personality you like become more attractive to you. This is well studied as well as common sense (see every happy marriage).
- BurningFrog 6y agoI believe the science is, unfair as it might be, that more attractive people are, on average, more intelligent, more socially skilled, more etc than the opposite. What we find attractive has formed through eons of evolution, and we retain the preferences of those who managed to leave more descendants. That's not the same as being more intelligent etc, but it's not completely unrelated either.
- garbagetime 6y agoAnother aspect of the relationship, I'm sure, is that attractive people are better looked after. And people who are better looked after, especially at a young age, have more opportunities to learn, socially and otherwise, than people who are worse looked after.
- jdm2212 6y agoThere's also the simple fact that attractiveness is endogenous. An intelligent, hard-working person will realize that attractive people get treated better and work to make themself attractive.
- o-__-o 6y agoMy rule of thumb is the attractive person never gets fired. I haven't thought this rule any further than that, but I've observed it to be true throughout most of my 15 years of work
- BurningFrog 6y agoLike I've heard several gorgeous people say: "Do you think this just happens?"
- luckylion 6y agoTo be fair, you also hear rich people inheriting money saying the same. Nobody wants their success to be based on the luck of the draw, everybody wants it to be because of their hard work and perseverance because otherwise it's not an accomplishment.
- huge87 6y ago> I am always astonished by how much we humans mix how moral is someone and how horny that someone makes us. Yes, it's obvious that we shouldn't base our opinions on appearance or sexual attractiveness, but it really shouldn't surprise you that that's how things usually play out. Such reactions come from a much deeper part of our biology. The fact that we can sometimes think past those reactions is much more surprising, imo.
- cortesoft 6y ago> I am always astonished by how much we humans mix how moral is someone and how horny that someone makes us. I don't think this is about 'horniness', or even sexual attraction to the person, because this works across gender and sexual preference lines. Straight men are biased in favor of attractive men, even though they don't sexually desire them. It is deeper than just sexual attraction.
- VoiceOfWisdom 6y agoBeautiful people are better people. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/97/9b/18/979b189377ce6655976552f92ed3f7d9.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/97/9b/18/979b189377ce66559765...
- notspam2413 6y agoHorniness seems completely orthogonal to me to perceiving someone as "as more intelligent, more socially skilled, more appealing personalities, more moral , more altruistic, more likely to succeed, more hirable as managers, and more competent." In fact I'd say the more horny inducing the less appealing personalities, less moral, less altruistic, less competent, etc I'd perceive someone. Not saying that's good of me but if we're saying attractiveness causes a boost well, as a man, for me, I'm generally attracted to the nice girl next door type, not the sexy temptress type. The sexy temptress type makes me horny but it doesn't remotely make me feel like I should trust her, give her more opportunities, etc... I don't think I'm alone in that. To give a more blunt example, I'm less likely perceive someone as having those positive traits who is a stripper or porn star even though they make me horny. It's the person that makes me feel like I want to spent quality time with that I'm more likely to perceive all those qualities, not the person I want a one night stand with.