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Most people on this forum can agree that looks matter a lot in the daily life. Whether it is in a job interview, when meeting new friends, in school, meeting family, and when finding a partner. Most people tend to pretend, and lie to themselves that personality is more important than looks, especially people above 30 years old. That is wrong
Why do appearance and looks matter so much, and what does it do to our society?
Research shows that attractive people are often judged more positively. Despite the old adage not to ‘judge a book by its cover’, facial cues often guide first impressions, and these first impressions guide our decisions.
“More attractive people elicit more positive first impressions. This effect is called the attractiveness halo, and it is shown when judging those with more attractive faces, bodies, or voices.” - Robert G. Franklin and leslie zebrowitz, anderson university, brandeis university.
“The halo effect; a part of social psychology states that physical attractiveness accounts to how people perceive that particular person. For example if a person is beautiful we simply presume that the person is also smart, friendly and intelligent.” From international journal of social science and economic research.
The halo effect, what is it?
The halo effect is a well-documented psychological phenomenon where our physical impression of a person influences how we perceive their traits or abilities. A good-looking guy is more likely to be treated positively, compared to a bad-looking guy.
Appearance and looks matter a lot after the first impression too. Take this as an example; a bad-looking guy is telling a joke to a group of people. The joke is crude and very inappropriate. Nobody laughs and they say things like “ew what the fuck” and “what is wrong with you? That's absolutely disgusting”
A good looking guy is telling the same joke to the same group of people. People laugh and say “haha that’s crazy” and “why do you make jokes like that hahaha.” They don’t care if the joke is the same, they care about the person telling the joke, even if it’s subconscious.
This will lead to desperation and despair, which creates people like Elliot Rodger, king of the incels.
The incel community is growing
The incel community is growing and more and more people are feeling lonely and alone. Studies are made and people
“Data from 2018 puts the number of users on the largest forum incels.Io at close to 6000 … while … the number displayed on the forum itself is 14,833 members, which suggests that the forum is growing.” -Rebecca karlen, uppsala universitet.
“We found a non-negligible growth in incel-related activity on youtube over the past few years, both in terms of incel-related videos published and comments likely posted by incels.” -Cyprus university of technology, boston university.
People are mad and frustrated, which is not surprising at all. Famous people and celebrities, even normal people get plastic surgery, people look better and better but at the same time, we become uglier and uglier.
Surgery and its impact on the world’s population
In 2021 there were over 12.8 million surgical and 17.5 million non‐surgical aesthetic procedures world-wide, an overall increase of 19.3% (compared to 2020) and a 33.3% increase over the prior four years. – The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
Statistics from the Korean Ministry of Health showed that over 1.2 million people visited the country in 2024 for aesthetic reasons, including polynucleotide (salmon sperm) and stem cell injections, advanced laser and energy devices, thread lifts, exosome therapy, and in-clinic biologic facials paired with microneedling or PRP (platelet-rich plasma). -Nessa Humayun
There are both good and bad sides when it comes to plastic surgery. Some studies show improvements in self‐esteem, body image, and sexual satisfaction following certain cosmetic procedures. For example, one review found that breast augmentation improved women’s sexual satisfaction and general happiness scores. However, there are also risks. Unrealistic expectations, increased body dissatisfaction, and psychological harm in some cases (especially if motivation is external pressure or unrealistic ideals). People are risking their lives for plastic surgery and is doing everything in their power to look good.
It’s not over
Only ~1–3 % of the world’s population meets the high beauty standards and can be called chad/stacy. The majority (~75–80%) fall below those standards. Look around your class or workplace, most people are sub-5s with poor skin quality and weak facial structure. If you’re slightly above average (mtn/mtb+), kind, and genuine, someone will most likely fall in love with you. You might not feel the same way, but someone will still find you attractive or appealing. Maybe they will walk past you on the street and think “woah, he is so good looking,” or maybe you will meet them in church, school, job, wherever. It may be a sub3 with those thoughts, but they also almost count as people.
I don't belive in that, but studies show that personality also matters in long term relationships and friendships.
You can choose to believe in Blackpill and you can choose not to. It’s all up to you. Blackpill leads to despear or perfection, no in between, it's a risk you have to be willing to take. Choose your path, it's your life.
It’s not over if you are mtn/mtb++
(Please tell me what I can do better next time, this is my first high effort post
)
Why do appearance and looks matter so much, and what does it do to our society?
Research shows that attractive people are often judged more positively. Despite the old adage not to ‘judge a book by its cover’, facial cues often guide first impressions, and these first impressions guide our decisions.
“More attractive people elicit more positive first impressions. This effect is called the attractiveness halo, and it is shown when judging those with more attractive faces, bodies, or voices.” - Robert G. Franklin and leslie zebrowitz, anderson university, brandeis university.
“The halo effect; a part of social psychology states that physical attractiveness accounts to how people perceive that particular person. For example if a person is beautiful we simply presume that the person is also smart, friendly and intelligent.” From international journal of social science and economic research.
The halo effect, what is it?
The halo effect is a well-documented psychological phenomenon where our physical impression of a person influences how we perceive their traits or abilities. A good-looking guy is more likely to be treated positively, compared to a bad-looking guy.
Appearance and looks matter a lot after the first impression too. Take this as an example; a bad-looking guy is telling a joke to a group of people. The joke is crude and very inappropriate. Nobody laughs and they say things like “ew what the fuck” and “what is wrong with you? That's absolutely disgusting”
A good looking guy is telling the same joke to the same group of people. People laugh and say “haha that’s crazy” and “why do you make jokes like that hahaha.” They don’t care if the joke is the same, they care about the person telling the joke, even if it’s subconscious.
This will lead to desperation and despair, which creates people like Elliot Rodger, king of the incels.
The incel community is growing
The incel community is growing and more and more people are feeling lonely and alone. Studies are made and people
“Data from 2018 puts the number of users on the largest forum incels.Io at close to 6000 … while … the number displayed on the forum itself is 14,833 members, which suggests that the forum is growing.” -Rebecca karlen, uppsala universitet.
“We found a non-negligible growth in incel-related activity on youtube over the past few years, both in terms of incel-related videos published and comments likely posted by incels.” -Cyprus university of technology, boston university.
People are mad and frustrated, which is not surprising at all. Famous people and celebrities, even normal people get plastic surgery, people look better and better but at the same time, we become uglier and uglier.
Surgery and its impact on the world’s population
In 2021 there were over 12.8 million surgical and 17.5 million non‐surgical aesthetic procedures world-wide, an overall increase of 19.3% (compared to 2020) and a 33.3% increase over the prior four years. – The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
Statistics from the Korean Ministry of Health showed that over 1.2 million people visited the country in 2024 for aesthetic reasons, including polynucleotide (salmon sperm) and stem cell injections, advanced laser and energy devices, thread lifts, exosome therapy, and in-clinic biologic facials paired with microneedling or PRP (platelet-rich plasma). -Nessa Humayun
There are both good and bad sides when it comes to plastic surgery. Some studies show improvements in self‐esteem, body image, and sexual satisfaction following certain cosmetic procedures. For example, one review found that breast augmentation improved women’s sexual satisfaction and general happiness scores. However, there are also risks. Unrealistic expectations, increased body dissatisfaction, and psychological harm in some cases (especially if motivation is external pressure or unrealistic ideals). People are risking their lives for plastic surgery and is doing everything in their power to look good.
It’s not over
Only ~1–3 % of the world’s population meets the high beauty standards and can be called chad/stacy. The majority (~75–80%) fall below those standards. Look around your class or workplace, most people are sub-5s with poor skin quality and weak facial structure. If you’re slightly above average (mtn/mtb+), kind, and genuine, someone will most likely fall in love with you. You might not feel the same way, but someone will still find you attractive or appealing. Maybe they will walk past you on the street and think “woah, he is so good looking,” or maybe you will meet them in church, school, job, wherever. It may be a sub3 with those thoughts, but they also almost count as people.
I don't belive in that, but studies show that personality also matters in long term relationships and friendships.
You can choose to believe in Blackpill and you can choose not to. It’s all up to you. Blackpill leads to despear or perfection, no in between, it's a risk you have to be willing to take. Choose your path, it's your life.
It’s not over if you are mtn/mtb++
(Please tell me what I can do better next time, this is my first high effort post
)
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