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I am 23 and I think it's pretty cool. It makes sure that the attractive people are not swamped with messages and driven off the site.

artursapek 14y ago
Imagine if "attractive people" walked around with body-guards who only let other "attractive people" with body-guards come up and talk to them. I can see the value in it for this website as a product, I think what really hit me was the way it's worded.
- ahh 14y ago
  > Imagine if "attractive people" walked around with body-guards who only let other "attractive people" with body-guards come up and talk to them. So what you're saying is you've never been to, say, a particularly hip bar or club in a big city. Yes, the attractive women do have people who keep losers (like, say, the typical HN nerd) away. That's exactly how the real world works.
  - artursapek 14y ago
    I don't know what the typical HN user looks like, but anybody can work at being attractive regardless of their career or interests. It's sort of a self-fulfilling role anyway. Staying away from an attractive woman makes you the loser. Having the mindset you just described does as well.
    - ahh 14y ago
      "self-fulfilling role" is another term for "blaming the victim." You know, that guy in a wheelchair could totally walk--he just doesn't want it enough.
      - artursapek 14y ago
        Ok, well if you find your ability to appeal to women comparable to a paraplegic's ability to walk then I am truly sorry. Certain things like attractiveness do come with effort.
        ahh 14y ago
        It is easy for the attractive to say that; like most traits, people don't like to believe dumb luck helped them. It makes a much better personal narrative if it was their own hard work. That doesn't mean it's backed up by any fact.
- michaelt 14y ago
  May I suggest you create an OKC account in a big city, set to female? I tried this, and it was an enlightening experience; women's experiences on OKC are completely different from men's.
rooker 14y ago
Yeah. Attractive people are fairly consistently approached or hit on or treated differently or what have you every day in real life. Remove the approach anxiety that the other 90% who DON'T approach these people but want to by creating an easy forum for approach, and you have an overwhelming amount of messaging. I don't blame girls for being quickly disillusioned. Even as a guy, I feel like the pickings are slim, and I'd much rather date a friend than meet someone through OkC.

artursapek 14y ago

Imagine if "attractive people" walked around with body-guards who only let other "attractive people" with body-guards come up and talk to them. I can see the value in it for this website as a product, I think what really hit me was the way it's worded.

ahh 14y ago
> Imagine if "attractive people" walked around with body-guards who only let other "attractive people" with body-guards come up and talk to them. So what you're saying is you've never been to, say, a particularly hip bar or club in a big city. Yes, the attractive women do have people who keep losers (like, say, the typical HN nerd) away. That's exactly how the real world works.
- artursapek 14y ago
  I don't know what the typical HN user looks like, but anybody can work at being attractive regardless of their career or interests. It's sort of a self-fulfilling role anyway. Staying away from an attractive woman makes you the loser. Having the mindset you just described does as well.
  - ahh 14y ago
    "self-fulfilling role" is another term for "blaming the victim." You know, that guy in a wheelchair could totally walk--he just doesn't want it enough.
    - artursapek 14y ago
      Ok, well if you find your ability to appeal to women comparable to a paraplegic's ability to walk then I am truly sorry. Certain things like attractiveness do come with effort.
      - ahh 14y ago
        It is easy for the attractive to say that; like most traits, people don't like to believe dumb luck helped them. It makes a much better personal narrative if it was their own hard work. That doesn't mean it's backed up by any fact.
michaelt 14y ago
May I suggest you create an OKC account in a big city, set to female? I tried this, and it was an enlightening experience; women's experiences on OKC are completely different from men's.

rooker 14y ago

Yeah. Attractive people are fairly consistently approached or hit on or treated differently or what have you every day in real life. Remove the approach anxiety that the other 90% who DON'T approach these people but want to by creating an easy forum for approach, and you have an overwhelming amount of messaging. I don't blame girls for being quickly disillusioned. Even as a guy, I feel like the pickings are slim, and I'd much rather date a friend than meet someone through OkC.