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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

From a philosophical standpoint beauty correlates to veracity ( / validity / authority) is a principle. Just not one that serves very well, IRL.

I will seek the best interests of beautiful women in order to increase my chances of mating with them is a valid survival strategy. I'd argue it's a better one than those strategies expressed by folk in the alt-right (incels, gamergaters, the manosphere, alpha males, etc.)

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Just not one that serves very well, IRL.

tell that to mathematicians/physicists/programmers