Subjectiveness has nothing to do with variance of opinion (no troll replies please)

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There is no Paradox rather its just that looks becomes subjective around the 5.5 - 7 region of Limbo which is where
most of the ratings begin to fluctuate similar to a Pareto Distribution Chart.

Takes like this are among the lowest-IQ takes on the forum.

Subjectiveness and objectiveness is a philosophical concept that has to do with the existence of a single source of absolute truth, outside of one’s perception, or the lack thereof. Subjectiveness is not a synonym for variance or standard deviation.

  • In a hypothetical society where 10% of people think the Earth is a flat disk, 10% of people think the Earth is shaped like a cube, 10% of people think the Earth is shaped like an egg, etc. people disagree but the shape of the Earth is still 100% objective.

  • In a hypothetical animal species with no genetic variation, every organism has the exact same brain wiring and nerve cells and thus the exact same sensitivity to pain. They all have the same “opinion” on how painful something feels, but the sensation of pain is a subjective experience nonetheless.

The perception of beauty and the feeling of attraction are subjective. People rate looks based on subjective sensations. However, after the subjective sensation is translated into a number, all math operations that you do on these numbers are objective.

No matter how varied different people’s ratings of a person (e.g. Jordan Barrett) are, the operation of calculating the mean to get the person’s overall looks score is objective.



:feelsuhh: “Looks above 7 are subjective, bro.” :feelsuhh::banhammer::banhammer:

It is valid to say that the variation among people’s aesthetic preferences has a greater effect at higher levels of conventional-goodlookingness.

It is not valid to say that the subjectiveness or objectiveness of looks ratings differs by looks rating.
 
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Except, in the case of looks, they're entirely subjective from a very literal point or view. The only way they can be made quantifiable is if you average a bunch of people's opinions. Therefore, the most agreed upon ratings could be called the most "objective". I see it as figurative language, an easy (albeit factually innacurate) shorthand that is mutually understood (for the most part).
 
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Except, in the case of looks, they're entirely subjective from a very literal point or view. The only way they can be made quantifiable is if you average a bunch of people's opinions. Therefore, the most agreed upon ratings could be called the most "objective". I see it as figurative language, an easy (albeit factually innacurate) shorthand that is mutually understood (for the most part).

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Fair enough. That’s a good point. Though I think people do need to understand what objective/subjective fundamentally are.
 
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Truth is not subjective. Humans are like animals, they have to be taught and trained to learn, understand and accept the truth, even if at first they may think otherwise. First graders may think that 1 + 1 makes 3, but they need to be taught that it makes 2

No matter how many or whether half of the population believes that 1 + 1 equals 3, that won't change the truth, or make it subjective
 
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