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why JBE is the most brutal pill
JBE = “just be ethnic” and its basically one of those looksmax ideas that hits hard because the joke is that you cant really optimize your way into changing the genetics you were born with. the term is used around looksmax communities to argue that ethnicity can influence how someone is perceived and what features they naturally have.
but the reason people call it a “brutal pill” isnt because ethnicity automatically makes someone attractive or unattractive. thats obviously way too simple. people from the same ethnic background can look completely different and there is huge variation inside every population.
the more interesting part is the general idea behind it: some things really are outside your control. bone structure, height, natural pigmentation, hair characteristics and plenty of other physical traits have genetic components. no amount of obsessively checking your face in the mirror is going to rewrite your DNA.
and thats where JBE becomes brutal. you can improve grooming, fitness, skincare, style and social skills, but there is always going to be a biological starting point you didnt choose.
at the same time i think people take the meme way too literally. saying “just be ethnic” doesnt prove that ethnicity gives somebody a universal advantage. even discussions on looksmax forums disagree heavily about what JBE supposedly means and whether it actually predicts dating outcomes.
so imo the actual brutal part isnt “your ethnicity decides your life.”
its realizing that you dont control your starting stats, but you do control what you do with them.
you can either spend years being angry about things you couldnt choose or you can maximize the things that are actually changeable.
JBE is a meme, not a scientific law.
and honestly thats what makes the concept interesting. it forces people to confront genetics without turning genetics into an excuse for doing nothing. @lowdimotrucel @Regret @Stalker @Vrilltrum @fallen442
