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Your height = your success in life

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  • 06-08-2017 10:41pm
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    Synthol
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    Many scientific studies have found that the taller you are the more successful you will be. A person that is 5.7ft is much less likely to be as successful as a person that is 6.4ft

    http://uk.businessinsider.com/tall-people-are-richer-and-successful-2015-9?r=US&IR=T
    (study inside the article)

    There is no doubt that the taller you are the more money you will make and the higher position in employment you will command. There are exceptions to every rule but in the majority of cases, it applies. Another study has also found that most of the CEOS are well above average height or any other position of command such as a senior manager. So I guess your success is pre determined at least mostly anyway


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    me_irl
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    Also, I heard down the hairdressers, this one was talking about a news article that if your hand was the size of your face you have cancer!

    Must be true.


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    #3
    Ninthlife
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    How come we have many famous 'little people' but no giants..

    Does the NBA steal them all at birth?


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    McMurphy
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    Mini me is worth a hundred billion dollars.

    I call bullsh


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    [Deleted User]
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    I would imagine that, in the great scheme of life, it matters...but it matters FAR less than intelligence, looks, charisma etc. But all things being equal, a stupid, dull, ugly tall person may have marginally more success than a stupid, dull, squat person.


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    Miss Demeanour
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    Whatever about success.....people of small stature can be powerful. A man no more than 3 feet got me fired from a job once and I thought I was being helpful!!! I asked him if he needed help lifting his plasma T.V. How was I to know it was an Ipad!!??


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    Synthol
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    me_irl wrote: »
    Also, I heard down the hairdressers, this one was talking about a news article that if your hand was the size of your face you have cancer!

    Must be true.


    Quite a few scientific studies show that, if you want to be ignorant then more power to you.


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    eeguy
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    I can guarantee that with 5 mins of googling I'll find another study that disproves the one in the link.

    Is there a single tall people are there in the rich list? Probably not a statistically significant amount, and probably none that would say their height played a part in their success.


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    Ficheall
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    Can someone give me a boost onto the bandwagon so I can protest about being discriminated against?


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    beertons
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    Nah


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    Fathom
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    Tall stories.


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    rossie1977
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    The world's richest man and his much taller father...

    http://i.usatoday.net/news/_photos/2009/08/27/billgatesx.jpg


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    theteal
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    It's sad that some people think that jobs and money is what makes a life successful


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    Synthol
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    eeguy wrote: »
    I can guarantee that with 5 mins of googling I'll find another study that disproves the one in the link.

    Is there a single tall people are there in the rich list? Probably not a statistically significant amount, and probably none that would say their height played a part in their success.


    Probably is where I stopped reading.


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    Solomon Pleasant
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    I often feel that height is something that people tend to attribute a little bit too much meaning to.

    Confidence, charisma and the ability to deal effectively with people are much more important.

    That being said, height is very important. Taller men are generally perceived as more competent, confident and more powerful. It's human nature to make assumptions based on appearances and the height factor isn't really any different.

    To small men and woman, don't let it affect you. Walk around as if you're 10ft tall because if you allow it to become a self fulfilling destiny then it will.


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    eeguy
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    Synthol wrote: »
    Probably is where I stopped reading.

    Short attention span would definitely outweigh lack of height when it comes to success in life.


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    Avatar MIA
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    If there's a correlation it would peak and tail off, say a 7" person would not benefit from their height. And Bill Gates must be the exception that proves the rule :)


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    Synthol
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭Synthol


    Avatar MIA wrote: »
    If there's a correlation it would peak and tail off, say a 7" person would not benefit from their height. And Bill Gates must be the exception that proves the rule :)


    I have wrote in my first post that there are exceptions, look at the biggest picture instead of focusing on one or handful of humans.


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    Avatar MIA
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    Synthol wrote: »
    I have wrote in my first post that there are exceptions, look at the biggest picture instead of focusing on one or handful of humans.

    There's likely some correlation. Similar to being White or Male, or from certain families, having being educated in certain schools. It's only one factor.


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    PeterTheNinth
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    Finally I have a legitimate excuse I can use as to why I am a failure.

    I even have my epitaph picked out:

    "He could have been great, if here were more than 5' 8 "


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    me_irl
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    Synthol wrote: »
    I have wrote in my first post that there are exceptions, look at the biggest picture instead of focusing on one or handful of humans.

    So... your height =/= your success in life.

    Or "look at these tall people in powerful positions, don't look at the short ones" skewed study.

    Yeah, I like to take weasel worded articles as gospel too.


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    Synthol
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    Miss Demeanour wrote: »
    Whatever about success.....people of small stature can be powerful. A man no more than 3 feet got me fired from a job once and I thought I was being helpful!!! I asked him if he needed help lifting his plasma T.V. How was I to know it was an Ipad!!??


    Funny how it's acceptable to make fun of dwarfs yet if something similar would be said about an ethnicity then there would be massive outrage and this thread would be wiped off the face of the earth and all users banned permanently. These people don't choose to be the way they are, same as a person does not choose his ethnicity. Double standards.


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    Synthol
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭Synthol


    me_irl wrote: »
    So... your height =/= your success in life.

    Or "look at these tall people in powerful positions, don't look at the short ones" skewed study.

    Yeah, I like to take weasel worded articles as gospel too.


    Then find another one, Google search takes only a few seconds. Disapprove me if you are so strong in your dismissal. Find me one study that disproves this.


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    TheBully
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    theteal wrote: »
    It's sad that some people think that jobs and money is what makes a life successful

    Name one successful person with no money and no job?


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    corner of hells
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    Synthol wrote: »
    Avatar MIA wrote: »
    If there's a correlation it would peak and tail off, say a 7" person would not benefit from their height. And Bill Gates must be the exception that proves the rule :)


    I have wrote in my first post that there are exceptions, look at the biggest picture instead of focusing on one or handful of humans.

    So now it's the biggest picture instead the tallest man.


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    corner of hells
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    TheBully wrote: »
    theteal wrote: »
    It's sad that some people think that jobs and money is what makes a life successful

    Name one successful person with no money and no job?

    Santa .


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    Miss Demeanour
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,383 ✭✭✭Miss Demeanour


    Synthol wrote: »
    Funny how it's acceptable to make fun of dwarfs yet if something similar would be said about an ethnicity then there would be massive outrage and this thread would be wiped off the face of the earth and all users banned permanently. These people don't choose to be the way they are, same as a person does not choose his ethnicity. Double standards.

    As a coloured, 3'2' woman I take offence to your post......I posted a true story in after hours and you assume its a joke!


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    Synthol
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭Synthol


    Miss Demeanour wrote: »
    As a coloured, 3'2' woman I take offence to your post......I posted a true story in after hours and you assume its a joke!


    Reported already.


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    Miss Demeanour
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    Synthol wrote: »
    Reported already.

    Whatever makes your Sunday night.


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    greencap
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    The title of the thread is incorrect.

    There's not a direct correlation between height and financial success.

    What there is, is a correlation within certain specific subgroups i.e. most ceo's are x height or greater.

    You've applied this to the general population. Error.

    The 'taller=more success' theory will cease outside of the boardroom in that example.

    Once you're in the hallway, or the accounts dept, or the mail room the truth is 'height =/= success'.

    discussion/2058195983/russia-threadbanned-users-in-op/p3135

    😁



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    tomwaterford
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    Synthol wrote: »
    Funny how it's acceptable to make fun of dwarfs yet if something similar would be said about an ethnicity then there would be massive outrage and this thread would be wiped off the face of the earth and all users banned permanently. These people don't choose to be the way they are, same as a person does not choose his ethnicity. Double standards.


    Pretty sure it was a leprechaun she was talking about?


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