It's torture on the psyche that we're bombarded with imagery of attractive people in movies, music videos, tv shows etc...

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Every piece of media, entertainment and even art selects the most attractive people to be in them.This is of course logical and it can't be changed, that's what sells. Putting ugly people in those roles would be inefficient.

BUT there is a side-effect no one gives a shit about (since we as a species only care about profit and our own interests, not the government nor the industries give a shit).

The side-effect is the impact on our psyche. Constantly seeing attractive people in everything changes our expectations, our perspective on everything. We now tend to desire a woman like those that you see in every damn movie even in minor roles, in your favorite tv show, or your favorite singer. And even a person who can attract a woman irl will have to face a stark contrast, will have to settle for something that is so much less than what he is used to seeing every day on TV. Even if you're perfectly willing to settle, those desires will keep haunting you.
It's almost torturous. It's like having images of steak and burgers flashing before your eyes for hours every day, while you're forced to eat cockroaches.

And this issue goes so much deeper. Women too are bombarded with such images, of tall, muscular men with model-like faces. And their expectations and perceptions are affected too, making it even harder for men like us to compete.
 
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anon1822 said:
Every piece of media, entertainment and even art selects the most attractive people to be in them.This is of course logical and it can't be changed, that's what sells. Putting ugly people in those roles would be inefficient.
Every person who goes onto achieve anything valuable and praise-worthy in any area of the human civilization including social acceptance, relationships, mating, having children, academic + career + business success, sports, singing, performance, has some "talent", i.e., suitable set of genes which have helped them succeed in their area of focus. Without genetics, its really hard if not downright impossible to achieve any respectable level of success.

The blackpill of biological determinism applies to every aspect of life, not just mating and relationships, which we focus on here.
If you are a subhuman overall (like me :feelsrope::feelsrope:), then you're at a loss in everything and your life is truly stagnant, empty and worthless.
 
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This is why everything is fucked.

Instant gratification culture, mixed with warped expectations means that real life ends up being boring. Everyone wants an ideal that is attainable only by the select few. You end up with a culture full of psychopathic narcissists.
 
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anon1822 said:
BUT there is a side-effect no one gives a shit about (since we as a species only care about profit and our own interests, not the government nor the industries give a shit).
Spot on :feelsbadman::feels:

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Women too are bombarded with such images, of tall, muscular men with model-like faces. And their expectations and perceptions are affected too, making it even harder for men like us to compete.
I think the only way to have a truly successful marriage nowadays is getting a baby girl, taking her to an isolated shack in the middle of a forest and raising her there to be your future wife. If there's even a radio, it's over.
 
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This is why everything is fucked.

Instant gratification culture, mixed with warped expectations means that real life ends up being boring. Everyone wants an ideal that is attainable only by the select few. You end up with a culture full of psychopathic narcissists.
This.
 
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based_meme said:
This is why everything is fucked.

Instant gratification culture, mixed with warped expectations means that real life ends up being boring. Everyone wants an ideal that is attainable only by the select few. You end up with a culture full of psychopathic narcissists.
 
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based_meme said:
This is why everything is fucked.

Instant gratification culture, mixed with warped expectations means that real life ends up being boring. Everyone wants an ideal that is attainable only by the select few. You end up with a culture full of psychopathic narcissists.
Very well said, all these things program us to expect and desire the best, which is truly impossible to achieve for 99% of us.
 
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based_meme said:
This is why everything is fucked.

Instant gratification culture, mixed with warped expectations means that real life ends up being boring. Everyone wants an ideal that is attainable only by the select few. You end up with a culture full of psychopathic narcissists.
So true it hurts.
 
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It's like when people say Tinder IS real life, because even if the people using it aren't actually forming relationships through it, it still is shaping your perception of the human social world. Instangram IS real life, Facebook IS real life, Film IS real life, Fake News IS real life. It is not a universal objective sort of a reality. It is the "reality" of the shared illusion that is how human's coordinate individual behavior among large groups. All colony species have evolved mechanisms to coordinate their behavior. Ants, bees, mice, etc. The collective consciousness is how humans do it. Needless to say, the collective conscious of western society is thoroughly schizophrenic.
 
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It's not a side-effect, it's what they want
 
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anon1822 said:
Very well said, all these things program us to expect and desire the best, which is truly impossible to achieve for 99% of us.

When everybody around you is drinking poison thinking it's the elixir of life the only three options you have are: 1) participate, 2) abstain, or 3) openly be against it and try to inform the others.

Option 1 means you're either trying to confirm and fit in or you just don't give a fuck anymore. Option 2 puts you at risk for being shunned. Option 3 flat-out will ostracize you and get you snubbed.

Option 4 is the secret ending:

 
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based_meme said:
This is why everything is fucked.

Instant gratification culture, mixed with warped expectations means that real life ends up being boring. Everyone wants an ideal that is attainable only by the select few. You end up with a culture full of psychopathic narcissists.
This was predicted in the protocols of zion.
 
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Mainländer said:
Spot on :feelsbadman::feels:


I think the only way to have a truly successful marriage nowadays is getting a baby girl, taking her to an isolated shack in the middle of a forest and raising her there to be your future wife. If there's even a radio, it's over.
:feelsthink::feelsEhh:
 
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anon1822 said:
Every piece of media, entertainment and even art selects the most attractive people to be in them.This is of course logical and it can't be changed, that's what sells. Putting ugly people in those roles would be inefficient.
WRONG!
This practice got full blown only after the 90s look at any 80 movie or piece of media and you will see most actors are normie tier.
The true reason why this "shift" happened is:
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This is why everything is fucked.

Instant gratification culture, mixed with warped expectations means that real life ends up being boring. Everyone wants an ideal that is attainable only by the select few. You end up with a culture full of psychopathic narcissists.