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Originally Posted by phogirl69
Also I read that there was a psychology test done where in jobs interviews or similar sittings people who were more conventionally ATTRACTIVE or very good looking were more likely judged as being "more intelligent" than their uglier peers even if that were not the case!
People who were uglier, were tended to be PERCEIVED as not being as intelligent as the good looking people, even if they ARE more intelligent.
So the truth is that by just being good looking and not very smart, you can still get ahead in life and are likely to be PERCEIVED as intelligent, even if you are not. So if you are good looking and somewhat intelligent (of average or slightly higher than average intelligence) you are already ahead of someone who is brilliant but ugly.
So I am glad I am not ugly because ugly people have more to prove even if they are smarter. I know I get away with a lot with more things because I am good looking. But I am thirsty for money and pwwer though.... so it's easier for me to achieve those things because I am not ugly. Being attractive can be a good tool in life if you have other skills, i don't care if my opinions are not politically correct, but that is what i think.
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I've read a few studies like that and in North America an 'average looking' male with a university education can statistically expect to make the same annual income as a 'good looking' male with only a high school eduation. I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume the same logic can be applied to women as well.
Actually, before I got my last job I was only one out of 250 people (all computer science graduates except me) that applied for it. I have no degree and the only acedemic credentials I had was that I quit university after 4 years and was a Microsoft Certified Professional (*snicker*). Instead of taking the full MCSE I only took one of the exams knowing that some retard in an HR department wouldn't know the difference and then hope to get to the live interview. Once I was put up against all the guys that have to be hidden in the wiring closet so your clients don't see them the job was mine.
Edit: spelling