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Sure, but why would they care? And why do you think it matters?
by lazide 1y ago
Sure, but why would they care? And why do you think it matters?
- whstl 1y agoThat's precisely my point. If you're not gonna reproduce with someone, their "reproductive fitness" is none of your business. Once again this is just a rationalization for horrible behavior.
- lmz 1y agoYou could argue that they are ruining the value of the signal for everyone.
- whstl 1y agoIf it was about signal-to-noise, there would be no bullying of bald people, or short people.
- coldtea 1y agoOr it could still be, but have other explanation. E.g. you're called out if you ruin the signal to noise ration, but you're also called out if you genuinely give the unfit signal. (Don't approve doing this or anything, just pointing the blind spot in your dichotomy, interested in the argument on a purely technical manner).
- whstl 1y agoHN never ceases to surprise me with the rationalizations for any kind of behavior.
- coldtea 1y agoYou keep using this word rationalization. I don't think it means what you think it means
- whstl 1y agoNope. I'm using it correctly. You might be in denial, though ;)
- boat-of-theseus 1y ago[dead]
- lazide 1y agoBut this is the neurodivergent ‘just world’ blind spot. The world isn’t just. People like people with good genetics, because being friendly with the strong gets you benefits more than it gets you costs. Especially if you’re able to influence (or even pathologically manipulate) them. Most people just know this, subconsciously. So they would probably even deny it. But it’s transparently easy to test, and even easier to see evidence of by just looking around. Also, most attractive people work to be attractive because it’s often mutually beneficial (assuming they can counter manipulate or influence appropriately). Having people attracted to you gives you the ability to use other people’s resources for your benefit. Most attractive people just know this, subconsciously. So they would probably even deny it. But it’s transparently easy to test, and even easier to see evidence of by just looking around. This is generally kept covert, because like most covert power, it attracts negative attention if brought to conscious awareness - as then it’s perceived as manipulation, not influence, or encourages more jealousy, etc. as it’s not fair. But life isn’t fair, except where we make it, and making something fair requires power. And acquiring and maintaining power is fundamentally unfair.
- whstl 1y agoI'm not saying the word is just anywhere in my message. I'm just saying I can call a spade a spade. If anything, it's the rationalizations around certain behaviors that are claiming the world is perfect and just as is.