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Good looking people have always an edge. Tall people always appear more competent than their shorter colleagues. These are biases. They can be overriden by the
by fsloth 4y ago
Good looking people have always an edge.
Tall people always appear more competent than their shorter colleagues.
These are biases. They can be overriden by the experiences of people in a community quite easily, but towards unfamiliar people these biases can be quite strong.
- fiat_fandango 4y agoCuriously, as I've gotten older I've found that "weird" looking people who are also confident enough to some degree are almost always far more interesting in terms of personal pursuits / interests than "pretty" or conventionally attractive people. Maybe this is a personal bias - but in time being attractive impresses me to a similar degree as someone driving a flashy car - sure it's pretty looking, but I don't ascribe that to real success or depth of intellect. Dating pretty people in New York quickly illustrated how dull most "pretty" women are. The one thing I'll never understand is how shaving my head actually increased my perceived attractiveness with women - admittedly I'm a weird somewhat unattractive person.