Unattractive people overrate their looks

[Cypress]

Study: Unattractive people far overestimate their looks, while beautiful people tend to underestimate their looks

The finding is remarkably similar to the Dunning-Kruger effect, which describes how incompetent people tend to overestimate their own competency

Now, new research reveals another disparity: Unattractive people seem less able to accurately judge their own attractiveness, and they tend to overestimate their looks. In contrast, beautiful people tend to rate themselves more accurately. If anything, they underestimate their attractiveness.

https://bigthink.com/health/science-...0their%20looks.

[Cypress]

There have been a lot of dudes on jpp dot com who bluster about how irresistible they supposedly are to chicks.

[Yakuda]

Study: Unattractive people far overestimate their looks, while beautiful people tend to underestimate their looks

The finding is remarkably similar to the Dunning-Kruger effect, which describes how incompetent people tend to overestimate their own competency

Now, new research reveals another disparity: Unattractive people seem less able to accurately judge their own attractiveness, and they tend to overestimate their looks. In contrast, beautiful people tend to rate themselves more accurately. If anything, they underestimate their attractiveness.

https://bigthink.com/health/science-...0their%20looks.

I love the abject pomposity of this thread. It's so leftist.

[SmarterthanYou]

more leftist opposite shit posting.............they never give up trying to persuade others on how they should live and what their reality should be

[evince]

Interesting


I have always considered myself average looking

Maybe that means I’m actually above average looking?


I never wear makeup and find fashion boring as hell


I’m much more interested in people being interesting than attractive as my friends


Looks are a small measure of human kind

[Geeko Sportivo]

One of my girlfriends told me just the other day- "You're so damned ugly- you're kinda' cute"!

[evince]

One of my girlfriends told me just the other day- "You're so damned ugly- you're kinda' cute"!

Oh you are adorable and you know it

[Cypress]

Interesting


I have always considered myself average looking

Maybe that means I’m actually above average looking?


I never wear makeup and find fashion boring as hell


I’m much more interested in people being interesting than attractive as my friends


Looks are a small measure of human kind

I think this research verifies what we all suspected.

Donald Trumpf thinks he is irresistible to women. I never thought Sarah Palin was that hot, but she seemingly had a high opinion of herself.

Jennifer Lawrence is very modest about her looks, and in her heyday I think Sophia Loren was pretty modest about herself.

[evince]

Humility is much more attractive than false bluster



To me it increases hotness exponentially

[anonymoose]

I love the abject pomposity of this thread. It's so leftist.

It's so Crypiss.

[NiftyNiblick]

Study: Unattractive people far overestimate their looks, while beautiful people tend to underestimate their looks

The finding is remarkably similar to the Dunning-Kruger effect, which describes how incompetent people tend to overestimate their own competency

Now, new research reveals another disparity: Unattractive people seem less able to accurately judge their own attractiveness, and they tend to overestimate their looks. In contrast, beautiful people tend to rate themselves more accurately. If anything, they underestimate their attractiveness.

https://bigthink.com/health/science-...0their%20looks.

I intuitively don't believe this, not does it coincide with my personal observations.

[evince]

I intuitively don't believe this, not does it coincide with my personal observations.

You are often wrong here

[NiftyNiblick]

You are often wrong here

And yours, of course, won't be the opinion that influences my views.

Opining that I'm wrong, however, is certainly your prerogative.

[Cypress]

I love the abject pomposity of this thread. It's so leftist.

Explain exactly how it's "pompous" to post this study.

[gfm7175]

Yet another meaningless bogus study. Beauty is subjective.