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Would you rather be smart, or beautiful?
(lemmy.world)
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Hello beautiful.
I thought I blocked this shit hole instance a couple days ago. Apparently it didn't work. Time to add them again!
Why do you keep coming back, OP?
Did you just read through thousands of my comments to find that, or what? To answer your question, this Ask Lemmy community has the most subs according to my app's search feature, and my question is completely non-political, so I figured I can post it here but not have to deal with the extreme political opinions common to users of this instance.
No, just the first page of the modlog.
I just edited my comment to provide some context, and actually answer your question. I hit submit right about the same time you replied, so you may not have seen it.
Easily smart and slightly below average attractiveness. It's pretty trivial to boost your appearance by 2-3 "points" with some decent fashion choices, makeup, working out, and good grooming.
Worst case, I use my high intelligence to get a high paying job and use some of the money for plastic surgery.
Well how long would I have to give one of them up for?
Forever.
There are other variables the genie leaves wildcard.
Suppose I'm already very intelligent and attractive (and modest), except I'm also a wimp, myopic, have weird metabolism, autistic and with bipolar.
Where do I live? If I'm in a place where people are beautiful, slightly below average attractiveness would be perfect for the rest of the world, make me a genius.
If I live where people are so intelligent and are ugly, please make me better looking and slightly dumber than them, I can make my way through the world just fine.
I think looks are easier to fix, but learning can help fix stupid - I'm sure there are at least some stupid people with more sense than some smart people.
Education can cure ignorance, not stupidity.
I don't mean you can gain native intelligence, but nobody is using their full potential. I remember my mom saying that my sister got the most out of the "gifted" classes in school (I sincerely hope they don't call them that anymore) because she barely qualified, so was challenged, engaged by the curriculum, and learned more than those of us who were bored because it was easy. Long after I was out of school she said she wished she had put me at least in a private school where you could move at your own pace. But hardly anyone gets that, in any family.
So I think a person who is less intelligent, recognizes it and learns and trains can end up in a better place than someone who is smart and so less motivated to try, since they don't have to.
If just asking if I'd take extra smarts or extra looks from my starting point now? Extra smarts. I need them to hedge against dementia when I get older.
Is native intelligence a protection against dementia? Does it lower the odds?
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Whats good looking gonna do if you are gonna be suceptable to the simplest scams in the world?
Smart with a top 1% cock.
Only dudes and weird chicks online seem to care about this metric lol
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The genie does not honor your second wish.
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I can work on my intelligence but I can't work on my genetics. So, if take physical attractiveness.
this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2025
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