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6′1″ is considered the ideal male height by many because it is in the Golden Zone for modern men in being somewhat tall and fully masculine, while not being too tall to be a burden in everyday living.
5′10″ and 5′11″ are considered mediocre, which has no value whatsoever and are utterly meaningless. This is made even worse when you consider how commonly even women are now able to achieve these heights (especially in Northern Europe). MANY people don’t consider these heights masculine or good enough on men at all due to how low value and common they are. Mediocre as a value is completely meaningless among any human trait anyway, so being “average height” is as valueless as you can get. None of the positives in being tall, and most of the same negatives in being short, but without the (few) short positives as well.
Anything under 5′9″ is statistically now considered short in most of the Western world for men (with median male height being between 5′9.5″ and 5′11.5″, marking this as mediocre). Before 2013, the mediocre median for all Western men was 5′9.5″, but as of 2013, it is 5′10″ for all Caucasian men under 35 and 5′9.5″ for older men and minorities. So people are getting taller.
6′0″ is okay-ish, but it’s rapidly losing value and approaching mediocre status as generations get taller. After all, there is a very steep change in height even among half inches. 5′9.5″ is 50th percentile, but 5′11″ is 64th percentile. 6′0″ is 80th percentile, meaning just being two and a half inches taller than mediocre status makes you taller than 80% of all men, which is a much better spot to be in. However, there are still literally billions of men in the world, so in the real world, this doesn’t mean much. And on the bell curve, you still need to be about 85th to 90th percentile, in order for it to stand out much due to the sharp decline in occurrence. (This occurs for almost everything, not just male height.) In other words, you need to be significantly taller than just ‘mediocre’ in order for it to matter or be visible for most people. And being only two inches taller, despite how sharp it is in occurrence, isn’t good enough for most people in the real world.
6′1″ is 88th percentile. Socially, this is just good enough to stand out from the other worthless male heights below 6 feet. However, it is also peculiar in that it is the tallest you can get without it starting to negatively affect your health. Men 6′2″ and taller have significantly higher health risks and have shorter lifespans, dying 4 to 7 years earlier than short men. Men 6′2″ and taller have a much greater risk for bone and muscle problems, as well as back and spinal problems, aching and sore joints, and a few cases of cancers. (Just to add, men 5′8″ and shorter also have their own share of health problems as well; primarily organ failure, and conditions like diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and premature baldness.)
In other words, 6′1″ men are perfectly in the center of being risk averse to tall man health problems and avoiding short man health problems. Although men 5′9″ to 6′1″ are also in this zone, as well. However socially, men under 6′0″ have little to no value among their peers and especially women in regards to height and social status. For whatever unfair reason there is, short men are simply not respected and valued in society. (Unless they can compensate for it, via charisma, wealth, etc.) And for what it’s worth, 6′1″ is also the ideal height for male modeling, acting, and most professional sports as well, except for basketball and potentially men’s volleyball. There is no serious professional sport where being under 6′0″ has any kind of advantage whatsoever, except for horse racing, gymnastics and soccer. (A BMI of 24 - around 175–180 pounds - is also recommended for most sports.) And for male modeling, 6′0″ to 6′2″ is the ideal range they look for. Anything below 5′11″ and above 6′3″ is unacceptable to agencies.
So to summarize, 6′1″ is perfect for socializing, it’s perfect for pleasing women, it’s perfect for health, it’s perfect for sports, and it’s perfect for pretty much anything else. It’s just barely tall (unless you’re Scandinavian), but it’s also not too tall. And it exudes masculinity, confidence and strength, where as short heights (sub six feet) do not, outside of potentially extremely short countries, like India, Japan, or Indonesia. 6′0″ is an okay-ish male height, but has lower social status and masculinity and is dwindling each year. And 6′2″ and up have greater social status, but at the expense of one’s health and lifespan. 6′1″ is the perfect male height for everything. …Although personally, I’d rather be 6′5″ myself, even with the negatives included.
6’1 is ideal
5′10″ and 5′11″ are considered mediocre, which has no value whatsoever and are utterly meaningless. This is made even worse when you consider how commonly even women are now able to achieve these heights (especially in Northern Europe). MANY people don’t consider these heights masculine or good enough on men at all due to how low value and common they are. Mediocre as a value is completely meaningless among any human trait anyway, so being “average height” is as valueless as you can get. None of the positives in being tall, and most of the same negatives in being short, but without the (few) short positives as well.
Anything under 5′9″ is statistically now considered short in most of the Western world for men (with median male height being between 5′9.5″ and 5′11.5″, marking this as mediocre). Before 2013, the mediocre median for all Western men was 5′9.5″, but as of 2013, it is 5′10″ for all Caucasian men under 35 and 5′9.5″ for older men and minorities. So people are getting taller.
6′0″ is okay-ish, but it’s rapidly losing value and approaching mediocre status as generations get taller. After all, there is a very steep change in height even among half inches. 5′9.5″ is 50th percentile, but 5′11″ is 64th percentile. 6′0″ is 80th percentile, meaning just being two and a half inches taller than mediocre status makes you taller than 80% of all men, which is a much better spot to be in. However, there are still literally billions of men in the world, so in the real world, this doesn’t mean much. And on the bell curve, you still need to be about 85th to 90th percentile, in order for it to stand out much due to the sharp decline in occurrence. (This occurs for almost everything, not just male height.) In other words, you need to be significantly taller than just ‘mediocre’ in order for it to matter or be visible for most people. And being only two inches taller, despite how sharp it is in occurrence, isn’t good enough for most people in the real world.
6′1″ is 88th percentile. Socially, this is just good enough to stand out from the other worthless male heights below 6 feet. However, it is also peculiar in that it is the tallest you can get without it starting to negatively affect your health. Men 6′2″ and taller have significantly higher health risks and have shorter lifespans, dying 4 to 7 years earlier than short men. Men 6′2″ and taller have a much greater risk for bone and muscle problems, as well as back and spinal problems, aching and sore joints, and a few cases of cancers. (Just to add, men 5′8″ and shorter also have their own share of health problems as well; primarily organ failure, and conditions like diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and premature baldness.)
In other words, 6′1″ men are perfectly in the center of being risk averse to tall man health problems and avoiding short man health problems. Although men 5′9″ to 6′1″ are also in this zone, as well. However socially, men under 6′0″ have little to no value among their peers and especially women in regards to height and social status. For whatever unfair reason there is, short men are simply not respected and valued in society. (Unless they can compensate for it, via charisma, wealth, etc.) And for what it’s worth, 6′1″ is also the ideal height for male modeling, acting, and most professional sports as well, except for basketball and potentially men’s volleyball. There is no serious professional sport where being under 6′0″ has any kind of advantage whatsoever, except for horse racing, gymnastics and soccer. (A BMI of 24 - around 175–180 pounds - is also recommended for most sports.) And for male modeling, 6′0″ to 6′2″ is the ideal range they look for. Anything below 5′11″ and above 6′3″ is unacceptable to agencies.
So to summarize, 6′1″ is perfect for socializing, it’s perfect for pleasing women, it’s perfect for health, it’s perfect for sports, and it’s perfect for pretty much anything else. It’s just barely tall (unless you’re Scandinavian), but it’s also not too tall. And it exudes masculinity, confidence and strength, where as short heights (sub six feet) do not, outside of potentially extremely short countries, like India, Japan, or Indonesia. 6′0″ is an okay-ish male height, but has lower social status and masculinity and is dwindling each year. And 6′2″ and up have greater social status, but at the expense of one’s health and lifespan. 6′1″ is the perfect male height for everything. …Although personally, I’d rather be 6′5″ myself, even with the negatives included.
6’1 is ideal
