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do men actually feed into the ‘pretty privilege’ thing?
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Anonymous 5w

If you’re talking about what I think you’re talking about, “attractiveness” was proven to be the single most correlated concept associated with “privilege” in studies of income inequality. It was orders of magnitude above gender, race, religion, sexuality, etc. This likely prompted researchers to say quietly to themselves “ah… well duh” after they crunched the numbers, but they of course did not include that in the papers I’ve come across citing these studies. On the flip side, personal 1/2

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Anonymous 5w

Wdym

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Anonymous 5w

Explain more, I think every one gives into pretty privilege in the sense we treat more attractive people bettee

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Anonymous 5w

Should’ve made this a poll. Also made the question more clear. “Feed into” can mean a lot…

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Anonymous replying to -> oranguru 5w

well….yes that’s what i mean. for women ofc. like spoiling, maybe tipping extra at a restaurant, going out of your way to do something for her SOLELY based on attraction

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

Yea I find that corny. I don’t really think you can buy your way to someone’s heart or affection. I think it’s kinda sad that some men give financial support women who they are not dating

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

doesn’t need to be a poll. and i feel as though it’s clear. we all know what pretty privilege is. do you feed into it? are things happening off the strength that she’s pretty?……what’s not clear?

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Anonymous replying to -> oranguru 5w

that’s a good point!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

Literally everyone engages in pretty privilege. It’s human nature.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

no not everyone. some personal ppl i know don’t. if you think this way all you had to do was comment “yes i do”…

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

Nah, you’re wrong. Those people do.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

keep in mind i know them and you don’t.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

That’s ok. I also know that they breath oxygen, which is equally true

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

???

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

I think what #2 is trying to say is that “pretty privilege” is an oftentimes subconscious phenomenon. You me and everyone else partake in it it both ways that we actively recognize and ways that we do not.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 5w

2/2 studies have found the more attractive a person is, the less likely they have an accurate mental map for the manner people treat one another when the disadvantaged party seemingly has nothing to offer. Plainly put, they often have warped views of reality. There are outliers in the data, but generally speaking, attractiveness is often professionally beneficial at the expense of an accurate view of the world.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 5w

Note: the only attribute combating attractiveness for the top spot on “privilege” is generational wealth, again regardless of race religion sexuality, etc. By deduction we can conclude a general trend, with the exception of outliers, that those with generational wealth, who are physically attractive, are the most likely to have extremely skewed views of reality.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 5w

This. Being aware of a bias doesn’t enable you to fully negate it. The concept of “pretty privilege” is baked into our dna; physical attraction runs all the way down to our most basic, instinctual level.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 5w

Don’t let that make yall salty though. Having interacted with quite a few of these people, it’s compassion, not hate that brings them back to reality. It’s as if they have bred common sense out of their bloodlines and exist in a state of blissful ignorance. They are often a metaphorical ticking time bomb for disaster of all sorts, especially past the age of 27ish.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 5w

Sometimes they’re a time bomb. At a certain level, generational wealth becomes nearly impossible to lose. Def don’t let it get you salty tho

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

I mean yes and no. There have been several times historically just one foolish generation has “lost it all” and then some. Everything digital now can be hacked by quantum computers. AI is becoming dangerously close to being able to print cash almost completely indistinguishable from what the mint creates. I ask myself how many of these families have “real” assets that can’t be hacked? How many actually have the land/gold/silver whatever in a secure place it can’t be looted by meth-heads 1/2

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 5w

2/2 or even their own private security if there’s a widespread devaluation or hack on major banks? I havnt come across any that have the martial skill to protect any of their own stuff. They always hire outside help to be the guard of that wealth. If it can’t be guarded, protected, do they even really control any of it anymore? For now perhaps but the future is looking bleak for what people thought was “secure” digitally/paper wise.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 5w

We live in the age of hedge fund managers and insurance systems. If you get robbed, insurance covers you. All banks are insured. True nepo babies have 18+ years of being taught “you can’t touch this portion of wealth. Just let the money men invest it.”

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

Insurance SAYS they will cover them.Just last week the silver certificate fraud hiked the price 10% overnight because a tiny portion of the masses realized there wasn’t enough actual silver to cover what was expiring. A certificate is not silver. Silver is silver. Can’t trade a silver certificate with whatever the future of AI is and asking it if it can make drones/machines with circuitry out of a “certificate that represents silver” I wonder what will happen when that tiny portion of 1/2

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 5w

2/2 The masses grow to the majority of the middle class or even the boomers, and they start realizing none of the numbers add up… what are they going to insure the digital money with? Paper? I’m sure they will find an interim solution, but the ball is already rolling for that “reset”, it’s just poetically looking to be the opposite of what the ultra wealthy wanted.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 5w

i love this sm

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 5w

pretty privilege definitely exists, but I think that’s kind of a strange conclusion. Starting off privileged in any other way allows people to put more time and money towards their appearance. The relationship here isn’t a one way causality.

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