Gymcelled
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A nice blackpill combo on the importance of looks is available in the introduction of the study, what a great way to start
People are apparently not very self aware when it comes to their looks
BUT ... some people are even less self aware than others
This explains why so many incels and low tier normies are completely in denial.
All those men who get nothing but cope with mental gymnastics all day
Now obviously they didn't test anyone from this site since we're all brutally honest with ourselves. But I think this is pretty accurate for most incels in denial and low tier normies. No wonder it's so easy for them to fall for PUA and redpill cope "advice" and self improvement
They don't even pick up on how repulsive they are to women. Not surprising. Remember that ITcel who said "i am what you guys would call a chad", jfl
The next paragraph is fucking BRUTAL.
This confirms it: they are DELUSIONAL but deep down they know they're unattractive. It's all just cope and mental gymnastics
This reminds of all those chads and chadlites who say looks don't matter or it only plays a small role. I've even heard attractive guys imply they were average or above average "like everyone else"
@mylifeistrash you just asked recently how men can still go on despite all the pressure. It appears that most people think things will get better in the future lmao. People literally see themselves as temporarily embarrassed champions and future millionaires
Some extra paragraphs and link to the study
The physical attractiveness1 of a person has important implications for how this person is treated by others. Attractive people are more likely to receive help (Benson, Karabenick & Lerner, 1976) and less likely to be punished (Berkowitz & Frodi, 1979), their performance is rated more favorably (Landy & Sigall, 1974), and they are more likely to be desired as a romantic partner (Walster, Aronson, Abrahams & Rottman, 1966). Contrary to the maxim “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” there is generally high agreement about who is attractive and who is not (for meta‐analyses, Feingold, 1992; Langlois, Kalakanis, Rubenstein, Larson, Hallam & Smoot, 2000).
People are apparently not very self aware when it comes to their looks
Given the importance of physical attractiveness for people’s daily life and high agreement in attractiveness judgments, one may assume that people are well aware of whether they are attractive or not. However, abundant evidence has shown that self‐assessed attractiveness (in the following, subjective attractiveness) and how a person is rated by others (in the following, objective attractiveness) are only moderately related.
BUT ... some people are even less self aware than others
All six studies provide compelling evidence that self‐ratings of unattractive people mostly differ from how others perceive their attractiveness. In fact, relative to ratings by strangers, all studies showed that unattractive participants considerably overestimated their attractiveness. It is remarkable that across all studies, unattractive participants reported to be above‐average (relative to the scale midpoint) and their self‐rated attractiveness was similar to how the objectively attractive participants rated their attractiveness. Moreover, unattractive participants were mostly unaware of how others rate their attractiveness. The objective attractiveness was much lower than how the unattractive participants believed to be perceived by strangers. Overall, unattractive participants judged themselves to be of about average attractiveness and they showed very little awareness that strangers do not share this view.
This explains why so many incels and low tier normies are completely in denial.
All those men who get nothing but cope with mental gymnastics all day
Now obviously they didn't test anyone from this site since we're all brutally honest with ourselves. But I think this is pretty accurate for most incels in denial and low tier normies. No wonder it's so easy for them to fall for PUA and redpill cope "advice" and self improvement
[...] unattractive participants differentiated less between attractive and unattractive stimulus persons than did attractive participants. In particular, they gave unattractive stimulus persons higher ratings than did attractive participants, whereas attractive stimulus persons were rated similarly. It thus appears that unattractive people not only perceive themselves as relatively attractive, they also rate other unattractive individuals relatively favorably.
They don't even pick up on how repulsive they are to women. Not surprising. Remember that ITcel who said "i am what you guys would call a chad", jfl
The next paragraph is fucking BRUTAL.
Although comparison choice did not have an impact on how unattractive participants rated their own attractiveness, the finding that unattractive participants selected unattractive stimulus persons with whom they would compare their attractiveness to suggests that they may have an inkling that they are less attractive than they want it to be. Given that people tend to compare themselves with those who they feel are similar (Wood, 1989), it appears that the unattractive participants realized that they had more in common with the unattractive rather than the attractive stimulus persons. Even though the self‐ratings of the unattractive participants suggest otherwise and that the unattractive participants reported to perceive themselves to be less attractive than they actually are, they seem to realize that they are less attractive than others.
This confirms it: they are DELUSIONAL but deep down they know they're unattractive. It's all just cope and mental gymnastics
In contrast, attractive participants had more insights into how attractive they actually are. If anything, they underestimated their attractiveness. It thus appears that unattractive people maintain illusory self‐perceptions of their attractiveness, whereas attractive people’s self‐views are more grounded in reality.
This reminds of all those chads and chadlites who say looks don't matter or it only plays a small role. I've even heard attractive guys imply they were average or above average "like everyone else"
@mylifeistrash you just asked recently how men can still go on despite all the pressure. It appears that most people think things will get better in the future lmao. People literally see themselves as temporarily embarrassed champions and future millionaires
Some extra paragraphs and link to the study
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Other research has shown that people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (e.g., being a better driver, more athletic, more intelligent) and fewer character flaws (e.g., engaging in immoral behaviors) than the average person (above‐average effect; Alicke, Klotz, Breitenbecher, Yurak & Vredenburg, 1995; Chambers & Windschitl, 2004; Logg, Haran & Moore, 2018).
This tendency to perceive oneself as being better than the average peers is particularly pronounced when it comes to traits that are highly important, whereas it is less pronounced when it comes to traits of less importance (Brown, 2012). [...] Likewise, people typically maintain unrealistic positive perceptions of their own body size (Mazzurega, Marisa, Zampini & Pavani, in press) and most people rate themselves more attractive compared to how they are rated by strangers (e.g., Murstein & Christy, 1976; Springer, Wiltfang, Kowalski et al. , 2012; Yoder, Ault & Mathews, 2017)
Whereas the effect that unattractive people overestimate their attractiveness compared to ratings by strangers could be firmly established, elucidating the exact underlying mechanisms awaits future research. The present studies tested some possible mechanisms but these appeared not to be the driving forces. Based on self‐affirmation theory (Steele, 1988), it was reasoned that if the overestimation effect has motivational roots, then affirming other aspects of the self should reduce defensive processes so that more accurate self‐perceptions result. However, both Studies 3 and 4 showed that a self‐affirmation manipulation that had successfully reduced defensive processing in previous research (Reed & Aspinwall, 1998) did not affect how unattractive participants rated their attractiveness. Hence, it appears that the wish to perceive oneself in a favorable way is not the main mechanism why unattractive people overestimate their attractiveness.
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