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They don't look the same to me but something about the models seems really oversimplified to me, in the sense that the variation they're modeling doesn't come a
by derbOac 2y ago
They don't look the same to me but something about the models seems really oversimplified to me, in the sense that the variation they're modeling doesn't come anywhere near capturing real-world variation affecting sexual and romantic behavior. To me it feels like there's huge dimensions of facial variation that are just being completely ignored.
When I think of masculine looking women I know, just for example, they look nothing like the masculinized photos. It's like they're focusing on the averages , and a bunch of important variation is being collapsed in the process.
- skissane 2y ago> doesn't come anywhere near capturing real-world variation affecting sexual and romantic behavior. I haven’t even looked at the images myself. But just speaking from personal experience - sometimes one can feel more attracted to the person who doesn’t look as conventionally attractive. Some people see a person who looks like a supermodel and they immediately think “I have zero chance” and so they don’t really feel any attraction. Then they see someone of (judged by conventional standards) more average looks and they feel like they actually might have a chance with them, and that feeling makes them feel attracted to them.
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 2y agoI don't think it's that. "Super models" are kind of weird looking to begin with. They're picked because they have some quirk. You might like that or you might not, I don't think it's to do with "chance". Then there's people that have all the right features but ultimately look kind of bland. Maybe chance is a factor. Maybe you read something into their personality from their facial expressions. Some people just look like bitches even if they're kind of hot, and that affects attraction too.