You said you were fairly certain that something like beauty influence your valuations. What do you think of this second idea, though? There's just certain fundamental aspects of life that you can't fuck with,. unfair as they are. And so i have too kind of like the strong version of this, jut says, ye, it's unfair that some people are better looking and some people aren't - but that's just life. Life is unfair in a lot of different ways. That's part of what makes it rich. If you're a john c riley, and you're not, you don't look like brad pitt, you're going to face challenges through other means
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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