Do looks matter in life?

noubliezjamais · 25-04-2019 06:02PM #1

Apart from advantages in getting sex/relationships, do you think there are practical benefits in getting a job interview, getting free meals etc..

One of my female friends said she got a free taxi ride in Canada and told the driver beforehand that she didn't have money. "pussy pass" as they call it. If that were a man, would it have happened. probably not.

OldMrBrennan83 · 25-04-2019 06:03PM

They're really all that matters. Better looking people will always be treated better by people in general and will be pushed upwards easier in the workplace.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 25-04-2019 06:06PM

Ah yeah, they do a bit. Everyone likes looking at purdy people.

ToddyDoody · 25-04-2019 06:06PM

Society is only skin deep.

q85dw7osi4lebg · 25-04-2019 06:08PM

That's what I love about Boards, we are probably all mingers but we all love each other and treat each other the same.

Except the cycling forum.

25-04-2019 06:09PM

Deep down, I'm superficial.

Cryptopagan · 25-04-2019 06:10PM

It’s very clear from politics that looks and success go hand in hand. The likes of Merkel, Trump, Enda Kenny are exceedingly beautiful and it has helped them rise to the top.

divide_by_zero · 25-04-2019 06:12PM

Cryptopagan wrote: »

It’s very clear from politics that looks and success go hand in hand. The likes of Merkel, Trump, Enda Kenny are exceedingly beautiful and it has helped them rise to the top.

I remember someone telling me once that politics was show business for ugly people. Made me laugh some.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 25-04-2019 06:12PM

EmmetSpiceland · 25-04-2019 06:12PM

Appearance is vitally important in business. Smart clothes, smart shoes, smart haircut, clean shaven, and a firm handshake with clear eye contact are all essential.

Even a 3 in Dublin can move up to a 6, even a 7 if the hair is right, with a nice suit.

Looking like a scruff in bootcut jeans, converse all stars, some sort of band or “novelty” tshirt, and a pubey beard won’t get you very far.

Plumbthedepths · 25-04-2019 06:13PM

You can be an ugly b**tard and have a great life but usually vast amounts of money is necessary for this .
Quote by footballer Peter Crouch when asked what would he be if he were not a footballer, his reply "a virgin".

Ulysses Gaze · 25-04-2019 06:17PM

Amaya Fluffy Wagon wrote: »

That's what I love about Boards, we are probably all mingers but we all love each other and treat each other the same.

Except the cycling forum.

And those that put pineapple on Pizza.

jobbridge4life · 25-04-2019 06:18PM

Looks matter, smarts matter, money matters, charm matters, humour matters. These are all skills/resources to be exploited. It works just as well for men as women.

In terms of sex, sex with women humour is more important really than looks. Sex with men, humour still helps, but body is more important.

Apiarist · 25-04-2019 06:22PM

noubliezjamais wrote: »

Apart from advantages in getting sex/relationships, do you think there are practical benefits in getting a job interview, getting free meals etc...

Obviously they do. If you are trying to get into an IT support position and you look too good in a suit, clean shaven and bright eyed, you would immediately raise a suspicion.

Junkyard Tom · 25-04-2019 06:22PM

Not really.

If Brexit and Trumpism has proved anything it's that incompetent clowns can be successful as long as they're born into privilege and sound like they're know what they're doing.

Plumbthedepths · 25-04-2019 06:24PM

Junkyard Tom wrote:

If Brexit and Trumpism has proved anything it's that incompetent clowns can be successful as long as they're born into privilege and sound like they're know what they're doing.

Irish politics has already demonstrated this tbh.

jobbridge4life · 25-04-2019 06:25PM

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Not really.

If Brexit and Trumpism has proved anything it's that incompetent clowns can be successful as long as they're born into privilege and sound like they're know what they're doing.

?

Who thinks Trump sounds like he knows what he's doing? I mean even his devotees regularly say 'oh thats not what meant'/'oh he was being funny'.

'Looks' shouldn't be thought of in an unneccessarily narrow way.

castletownman · 25-04-2019 06:57PM

You mean there's more to life than being really, really, really, ridiculously good-looking?

Your Face · 25-04-2019 06:58PM

Im hideously good-looking.

Nikki Sixx · 25-04-2019 07:02PM

Money does seem to be attractive to women. A male 5 can get s female 10, with enough cash.

25-04-2019 07:04PM

Looks aren't all that matter but they count for a great deal. I'd say men have more leeway in terms of non-conventional looks but both genders seem to have to try that bit harder at most things if they're not gifted with a pleasant visage.

You can make up for a lot of it with style, individuality and personality, so it's not a lost cause if you're not classically good looking.

In the end, everyone's looks fade and what's left behind is what you have to deal with for most of your adult life.

Littlehorny · 25-04-2019 07:07PM

I worked in a place where a girl from the factory floor got a job upstairs in the offices and no way in hell was it anything to do with her education, skills or experience. She is actually a very nice person but everyone knew why she was picked for the job.

LessOutragePlz · 25-04-2019 07:08PM

Looks catch the eye but personality catches the heart.

Dash_Of_Red · 25-04-2019 07:14PM

Being good looking is an advantage. Being funny is too, creative, wealthy, bla bla bla... All advantages. Some you're lucky to have and some you earn or learn.
I'd rather be with a person who makes me laugh than be with a good-looking person if its one or the other. But I'd rather be good looking than funny myself, in the hope I could learn to be funny.
It's all subjective and relative etc....

But what we all ultimately want is to be happy and no one thing gets ya there. Just a myriad of crap and ultimately too much emphasis gets placed on good looks in our society.

Titzon Toast · 25-04-2019 07:14PM

castletownman wrote: »

You mean there's more to life than being really, really, really, ridiculously good-looking?

You're just as likely to die in a horrible gasoline fight accident.

Nikki Sixx · 25-04-2019 07:18PM

I just wanted to ask the following without derailing the thread. Are funny people only funny because they are fat or not attractive? If a funny person overcompensating for their lack of looks? Does an attractive person not have to try to be funny?

Franz Von Peppercorn · 25-04-2019 07:23PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Appearance is vitally important in business. Smart clothes, smart shoes, smart haircut, clean shaven, and a firm handshake with clear eye contact are all essential.

Even a 3 in Dublin can move up to a 6, even a 7 if the hair is right, with a nice suit.

Looking like a scruff in bootcut jeans, converse all stars, some sort of band or “novelty” tshirt, and a pubey beard won’t get you very far.

It works ok with google employees.

marcbrophy · 25-04-2019 07:25PM

Your Face wrote: »

Im hideously good-looking.

I'm just hideous

Censored11 · 25-04-2019 07:29PM

Looks do matter. Use them while u have them, because they don't last.

Wibbs · 25-04-2019 07:38PM

Candie wrote: »

In the end, everyone's looks fade and what's left behind is what you have to deal with for most of your adult life.

Censored11 wrote: »

Use them while u have them, because they don't last.

This seems to be a fairly consistent refrain in such threads and debates. I don't get it. OK if you're 70 or something, but if you stay slim and healthy, don't look like your face got slapped with a shovel in childhood and you haven't the kind of babyface that goes off the boil by 20, your looks at 30, 40, even up to 60 don't shift that much. A good looking 20 year old is still going to be a good looking 40 year old. So you've a few decades before you should be reaching for the elasticated sweatpants and giving up. Goes double for men. Other than going bald(which can be worked around) they don't have the hormonal shifts or pregnancy or thinner skin and more fat tissue of women, so have far fewer excuses to "fade".

25-04-2019 07:56PM

Wibbs wrote: »

Other than going bald(which can be worked around)

Can only be worked around if you've the right hormonal profile, not an option for everyone

Sure look at Prince William - he's gonna be the King of England and yet he can do nowt about his hairloss

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