Ugly people get treated like this every single day. He isn't a creep or a loser. Let's suppose he is average in everything except looks. Unfortunately they didn't let him off easily — Wittgenstein
I know a number of people from school and college who married, and a lot of the relationships didn't survive long. I think that this is part of the problem of finding connections beyond the immediate. Relating to others is extremely complex, because it involves so much projection. We project so much onto others, and others do this to each one of us.We could ask to what extent is a person really in love with another, or with the image of another? The imagined other may be so different from the actual person.
All the Prophets God sent were beautiful and handsome. Even if you don't believe in a God , you can sense the importance cultures give to good looks. — Wittgenstein
No , all there is to life is looking beautiful, the rest will take care of itself. — Wittgenstein
For this reason alone, I can always tell when someone is playing hard to get. For girls, a desperate guy isn't ideal in anyways. It's simple economics. Your value is determined by the number of people interested in dating you. The sexual market value of a 3/10 female is higher than a 7/10 male. — Wittgenstein
Are you being serious?
This kind of thinking might be related to a pervasive cultural trend to treat all kinds of relations as commerical relations, could it not? In which case it wouldn't actually be evidence of anything more profound than the zeitgeist.
I am not quite sure how my discussion on the thread has become about love affairs. I have so few, and most of my friends, male or female, are single. I think that may have been more the point which I am making. Relationships, and even friendships can be complicated. So much can be about superficial aspects of existence, or common ground. However, I do have a few of friendships which go back to teenage years, or before, so these are most likely based on deeper connections
The video shows looks>>>>>personality — Wittgenstein
People always tell you that personality is the most important factor when it comes to attraction and dating. This isn't true in any way or form. It's useless to approach girls unless you have seen some indicator of interest. Every sexual encounter in all the species is initiated by the feminine gender ( sex ).
Personality ( intelligence, character, ideals etc ) matter later on once you pass a certain threshold of good looks. ( this varies between girls ). — Wittgenstein
It has always been this way. In the past, the commercial aspect involved politics and tribal relations and the women did not possess a lot of control. — Wittgenstein
It isn't a worldwide, it is basic biology, we want to produce the best offspring possible. These days, women are in control of the dating market and they want the best looking guy out there to be their bf/husband. I don't see how you can change this. — Wittgenstein
The starting point of our interaction with others is appearance. Looking beautiful is all there is to success in society. — Wittgenstein
Schopenhauer on the other hand....... ( he didn't hate women for no reason ) — Wittgenstein
Just a heads up, you ended up replying to a 3 year old post. Check at the bottom of the post in the lower left corner and it will tell you how old it is. — Philosophim
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