It really bothers me that people are so hung up on appearance. For any media coverage about Lady Gaga, you are more likely to see column inches dedicated to de

It really bothers me that people are so hung up on appearance. For any media coverage about Lady Gaga, you are more likely to see column inches dedicated to deriding her appearance than you are to discussing her music. When the Occupy protests were at their height, there were so many comments along the lines of "They may have a valid point, but no-one is going to listen to them if they dress like that" All too often I see comments criticizing appearance as being something that indicates their value to be less. frequently it comes in the form of "I know it has value, but you should change the appearance so others can see". I think this is counter-productive. Appearing business-like may make more people believe you are business-actual, but it also reinforces the attitude that means people judge the business-like as business-actual. It may be good for you but bad for the world. Those who wear the right suits and walk the right walk but cannot actually do the right work can deceive a lot of people. I think pushing back against this attitude is a worthy endeavour. - Neil Graham, Screaming Duck Software.