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The Greatest Privilege We Hardly Talk About: Beauty
- But there’s a plot twist: an absence of pretty privilege doesn’t necessarily condemn you to a life less extraordinary. People are dynamic, attraction is fickle, and charm, intelligence, and wit will get you a lot further than looks can (even if you have to put more effort in them). Our appetite for beauty demands some variety, and if everyone looks... See more
from Pretty People Really Do Have It Better by Sable Yong
Natalie Audelo added
- Pretty privilege is a form of self-sustaining energy, in that way—all the positive feedback that attractive people receive instills a kind of self-worth in them that they are indeed deserving of everything they desire, which makes their endeavors that much more persuasive. After all, believing in yourself is necessary for others to believe in you t... See more
from Pretty People Really Do Have It Better by Sable Yong
Natalie Audelo and added
Although it is generally acknowledged that good-looking people have an advantage in social interaction, research indicates we may have sorely underestimated the size and reach of that advantage.
from Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini