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This might be my favorite post since becoming a subscriber. Solid burns on "pretty conservationism". Among my favorite witicisms was "about as exciting to watch as a preflight safety demonstration starring Kristen Stewart." Thank you for that.

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Feb 27, 2023·edited Feb 27, 2023Liked by Loudt Darrow

I enjoyed this. What an excellent post.

It's true that the beautiful have no trouble getting jobs, dates and funding for their causes. Especially when they're already rich. We see in nature that tall people make on average, more money than their stubby counterparts, when all else is equal. But is it ever?

No, because being beautiful or tall lowers the burden on performance. And being ugly means you're always on the run, for fear of being hunted by someone who has branded you a pest. The pretty and the tall get away with murder. I mean, look at OJ Simpson. Have you seen him flash those pearly whites? He's both. Even Shaq didn't have to be a good basketball player at 7'1" but he was, because people picked him first for the team. And that opportunity yields better outcomes for the person who receives it.

Someone once mused aloud to me saying "do you think good looking people know they are good looking?" and I said "Yes, we do." So hopefully we can all look at ourselves in the mirror (which we do often) but this time, to see what we've become, and try to do something about it.

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