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   by battlepanda 18y ago

   The reason I posted this on my blog is the overwhelmingly positive response it got among my peer group when it went online at a discussion board type site. Here are some of the PMs I've gotten (and one PM of two friends that one friend sent
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   by battlepanda 18y ago

   Note that the title of my essay is "Why smart women are unattractive"...it is taken in parallel with Paul Graham's essay "Why nerds are unpopular." Of course there are exceptions, just like there are smart kids who are also popular.
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   by battlepanda 18y ago

   I have found it to be less damaging as I grow older and got more confidence in myself. But kids, they're stupid and they believe what they see on the TeeVee machine is a reflection of life.
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   by battlepanda 18y ago

   <i>First, I disagree with the premise anecdotally: most girls I find attractive are smart.</i> This is the typical nerd male response. It's all about you :P In reality social pressure comes from so many sources. <i>p
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   by battlepanda 18y ago

   Lets put it this way. I think of myself (I wrote the piece) as quite attractive to a lot of people...but with the exception of America Ferrera in Ugly Betty, there is no female character in the movies or on TV who is my size or larger and g
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   by battlepanda 18y ago

   <i> I know plenty of counterexamples</i> Well, there are popular smart kids too. Of course there are counterexamples. There's nothing subtle about my substitution :) The essay was just a way of helping me see my own experien
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   Why Smart Women are Unattractive(battlepanda.blogspot.com)

   6 points by battlepanda 18y ago|15 comments