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Why do so many people judge others based on his or her looks? I can't deny when a person looks very attractive (using important here gives the idea that the person looks business-like), but I think the most important trait is a person's temperament. So, I replaced my photo, in hopes that my friends are here for the purpose of learning, instead of choosing friends based on appearances. I want to make friends with everyone, but please be equally friendly. We can all be very good language-learning partners. Thanks.
I agree completely with you. It's good to have unbiased friendships. Most people in life tend to judge based on appearances, and I've learned that the most interesting people are the ones I'd typically shy away from! So, I've learned to embrace becoming friends with every kind of person.
Economically the money machine engine of any economy depends upon consumption levels.
Therefore, to increase sales of beauty product and diet products the media is determined to sell
by promoting the "perfect ideal" of what we should look like (this changes from culture to
culture and from decade to decade) but always requires the spending of money - to delude ourselves
that we can become more attractive / and this keeps the revenue making economy going / people in
jobs due to constant purchases - everything from perfume to cars to clothing. Most people don't know
they are being "tricked" into purchasing / but the basic premise of any advertising agency is to lie
with the intention of making money. Fall into the trap and then you will believe (as some do) that we
are truly what we look like.
Biologically the answer is quite different. Women having few eggs in their lifetime / limited and
men having almost unlimited # of sperm seek different things. The women seek a good provider for her few babies....men seek 'good characteristics" in a women - that are equivalent to health and well
being (and also to make as many babies as possible. Women who fall into this category are younger with all the desired features of a healthy woman / clear skin, beautiful hair, nice skin, classic features and all this translates to longevity for the male selcection process (of egg/sperm seeking). Are you understanding. So part of the decision to favor beauty is the unconcious decision of males to procreate using the most healthy female (healthy eggs) as possible.
However - we also judge on base on what we see is because well, we cannot see on the inside - at first meeting. What we have is what we see and what we see can tell us alot of information / some true and some not about the condition and/or disposition of a person. Since there are almost limitless number of people to choose from for spouses or friends and we have limited time it's only efficient of us to naturally use such an elimination process to find the best possible people that suit our needs / preferences.
Finally, I am here to study. I find most men here "collect" pretty women and think that if we are on their "friend list' that this means they are honestly friends (in some version of real/cyberlife) with a beautiful woman. (not true). In fact many of these women haven't been online in months and/or have never interacted with these men in any way beyond 'hello" or "where are you from thanks maybe we can teach eachother.". Boring and misguided at best.
So I'm with you. I'm intelligent and I'm not fooled by anyone or charmed by someone telling me if I am nice to look at or not (anyone can do that). Check out my profile and you'll see I'm a serious learner here ---- and in time all the JERKS WHO JUDGE US BY OUR BODIES only (nice bodies are nice I agree) ------ all fall away in time and the people who really CARE remain.
Have faith. I really think there should be a "I'm here to flirt" and and "I'm here to study" section. Don't you?
Good question. How do you like my answer? Take care.
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