Thanks for the thread, I was just about to make one similar. Perfect title too.
I was recently cucked by a slightly above average looking dude facially, 6ft. This female was all over him as if he was a chad, but had a super good "personality" by modern means - which carried him - as his looks were also pretty good.
Also keep in mind that this was a church girl, and she would lower her standards physically speaking.
The grief from this occurrence made me delve into studies and articles regarding neurodivergence, such as it's impact on friendships, relationships, attractiveness, etc.
But before I go into that, I want to make a few things clear (from what I have noticed):
1. Neurotypicality ≠ Personality
Neurotypicality is more of an objective measurement, whilst personality is more subjective.
A good way to put this is measuring across groups for example:
Japan good personality = introverted, whilst United States good personality = extroverted.
But then if we take a look at NT, that is generally extroverted anywhere, as we are naturally extroverted beings.
So someone can still be 100% NT, but still have a "bad" personality - especially depending on which group they are in.
So I believe that Neurotypicality/Personality (however you want to look at it) matters, but only after you already have the looks (and it is just an added bonus that still can carry you heaps).
Now moving into the topic:
How disadvantages do I think ND is? Well it depends for each group of people. In western society it is a major set back, and if you are even slightly below average facially but super ND, you may as well be subhuman in a hypergamic society. I can speak from experience.
I feel like this is one of those topics where you kind of have to speak from experience about - there is only so much you can take from articles online that all contradict each other anyways.
But there comes a point, to where you are extremely ND and you actually get treated better than usual - as a form of pity.
Now this is my experience with ND - keeping it very brief:
I am not very unattractive, maybe 4/10 facially, 5'10, olive skinned ethnicity brings me down in Australia - but not terrible physically right.
I have never been able to make any true friends in real life, never been able to even get a female my age to look at me in the eye when I am speaking to them, and have never always been treated as an outsider since I was 3 years old in preschool.
I don't blame this on my looks, I blame with on my Neurodiversity. And why you may ask? Because I see everyone else who is way worse looking than me, doing better in all the aspects I mentioned above. This is without cherry picking.
But this makes sense of course, as people react negatively to ND factors such as:
- awkward timing
- low reciprocity
- unusual affect
- anxious/non-natural body language
- difficulty fitting group norms
And they do this instinctively, without realising it.
I also want to mentioned the Halo effect that people get from being attractive, to coming off more neurotypical. And an unattractive person coming off more neurodivergent.
But then again, whilst the Halo effect plays a part, this can still be true. As good looking individuals upbringings make them more likely to have been treated better - (where that environment + genetic combination comes into play) - and they develop more "neurotypical" than others.
And why do I say personality/NT matters - whilst still being blackpilled?
Because I don't believe that you can change your personality (to an extent).
After further research, there seems to be an 80/20, genetics to environment split in regards to Neurodiversity and Personality.
Genetics provide the blueprint for potential, but the environment is the final dictator. This is the same both physically/looks, and mentally/neurotypicality.
And the 'environment' sectioned listened above is whilst your brain is still developing, especially during puberty.
So trying to change your personality after puberty has finished can be almost impossible - but at the end of the day it is all about genetic potential.
But remember, personality only matters if you have the looks to come with it.
And I have a bias as my interactions have been in Christian groups which differ from the rest of modern society.
Also note: I am still learning about this so take everything I just mentioned with a grain of salt.
Second note: I realise I have differentiated from your topic slightly, but still I felt the need to mention this, and it can be applied into your context.
Third note: My paragraph structuring was poor and might have been hard to follow - tell me if it is hard to follow so I can improve on it.
@GeckoBus I would love to hear your take on this