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Kraken
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Yes I know it's an old article but still.
www.theguardian.com
"They gathered black-and-white headshots of all the Democratic and Republican candidates in dozens of US Senate and gubernatorial races. They then recruited a group of volunteers to assess, in each case, which candidate looked more "competent". Finally, the scientists took a bold step: they predicted the outcome of each race based solely on the candidates' appearance. They were strikingly accurate: the candidate voted as more competent-looking went on to win in 69% of the gubernatorial races and 72% of the Senate races."
Jfl.
As a bonus there is also a brutal voicepill:
"We like to think we judge politicians on the content of their character and ideas, but research shows that those assessments are greatly influenced by signals we perceive on a subliminal level through an individual's looks, through their body language, and even the pitch and cadence of their voice."
Politics is mostly just looking and sounding better than the other candidate lmao.
A candidate's looks count for far more than voters like to believe | Leonard Mlodinow
Leonard Mlodinow: Recent research tells us that a candidate's appearance can lead to a greater vote swing than even the cynics imagined
"They gathered black-and-white headshots of all the Democratic and Republican candidates in dozens of US Senate and gubernatorial races. They then recruited a group of volunteers to assess, in each case, which candidate looked more "competent". Finally, the scientists took a bold step: they predicted the outcome of each race based solely on the candidates' appearance. They were strikingly accurate: the candidate voted as more competent-looking went on to win in 69% of the gubernatorial races and 72% of the Senate races."
Jfl.
As a bonus there is also a brutal voicepill:
"We like to think we judge politicians on the content of their character and ideas, but research shows that those assessments are greatly influenced by signals we perceive on a subliminal level through an individual's looks, through their body language, and even the pitch and cadence of their voice."
Politics is mostly just looking and sounding better than the other candidate lmao.
