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== Personality Doesn't Override Hypergamy == | == Personality Doesn't Override Hypergamy == | ||
A common [[normie]] counterargument to [[:Category:Aesthetics|lookist theory]] would be that women aren’t as visual in real life as on apps, and that you can display a bit of personality when approaching a woman, thus overriding hypergamy. Other studies, however, stress on the notion called the “[[halo effect]],” in which your perceived personality could be in correlation to how you look<ref>https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/92158/TheHaloEffect.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</ref>. | A common [[normie]] counterargument to [[:Category:Aesthetics|lookist theory]] would be that women aren’t as visual in real life as on apps, and that you can display a bit of [[personality]] when approaching a woman, thus overriding hypergamy. Other studies, however, stress on the notion called the “[[halo effect]],” in which your perceived [[personality]] could be in correlation to how you look<ref>https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/92158/TheHaloEffect.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</ref>. | ||
For example, men are commonly told to be funny to attract women. In reality, it is not the case that being funny makes you more attractive. Instead, being attractive makes you appear more funny.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/may/19/are-funny-people-sexy-or-are-sexy-people-funny</ref> and judged less harshly/not seen as creepy in weird situations<ref>https://splinternews.com/homely-men-judged-more-harshly-than-hot-men-instantly-1793848040</ref>. | For example, men are commonly told to be funny to attract women. In reality, it is not the case that being funny makes you more attractive. Instead, being attractive makes you appear more funny.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/may/19/are-funny-people-sexy-or-are-sexy-people-funny</ref> and judged less harshly/not seen as creepy in weird situations<ref>https://splinternews.com/homely-men-judged-more-harshly-than-hot-men-instantly-1793848040</ref>. | ||
Even in real life, you have to surpass a certain looks level for a woman to even desire you intimately. There has to be physical attraction at first for a relationship to be initiated. While women say that personality matters more than looks, their decision indicates that they value looks first and foremost<ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=iOHdZKDldIg</ref>. | Even in real life, you have to surpass a certain looks level for a woman to even desire you intimately. There has to be physical attraction at first for a relationship to be initiated. While women say that [[personality]] matters more than looks, their decision indicates that they value looks first and foremost<ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=iOHdZKDldIg</ref>. | ||
As a result, we can conclude that since females do not regard the vast majority of men to be physically attractive, them being sexually free results in sexual inequality, since only a few men would be actually desired by women. The other 80% have to [[LMS|make up heavily with status or money]]. | As a result, we can conclude that since females do not regard the vast majority of men to be physically attractive, them being sexually free results in sexual inequality, since only a few men would be actually desired by women. The other 80% have to [[LMS|make up heavily with status or money]]. | ||