"The romantic partner preference is the only one in which we have free, free rein because it really is just affecting you in your happiness with this person," says Sandro. "I think that loking, i think that what we find is in the market place of romantic coupling is that people end up be with people who are at similar attractiveness levels", he adds.
We think racism is wrong but what about “lookism” – a bias that favors attractive people over unattractive ones? If it’s wrong to judge people by the color of their skin, what about judging people for something that is only skin deep? We talk about two pieces today, a forthcoming philosophy article by William D’Allesandro “Is it Bad to Prefer Attractive Partners” and the Ted Chiang story “Liking What You See: A Documentary.”
Plus we select the topic finalists for our beloved Patreon listener-selected episode. Interesting list this time around!
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