The awfulness - and awesomeness - of being short

vanhooydonk · 2019-09-30T12:58:11+00:00

I once experimented with an old dating profile. I had zero luck and altered my profile from my genuine 5'6" to a fake 6'2", whilst keeping everything else constant. No changes were made to the headshot profile pic, other information or the type of chat. Responses multiplied like crazy, I'd estimate by tenfold. That's the life of a shortass in a paragraph.

NotKnownHinson · 2019-09-30T00:13:26+00:00

This is an interesting read. Something about short men has always rubbed me the wrong way. Clearly being short is in and of itself far worse for the men who are short than it is for the men they make uncomfortable. I'd like to see more things regarding the lives of the average short man I'd like to have more insight into what it's like.

2019-09-30T13:23:38+00:00

Pay gap

According to Malcolm Gladwell's book, Blink, it is estimated that an inch of height is worth an extra $789 (£699) a year in salary. This means that a man who is 6ft tall, might earn $7,890 more a year than I would for the same job. Over the course of a 40-year career, that could amount to a difference of $315,600.

Title	The awfulness - and awesomeness - of being short
Author	CoffeehasSentience
Upvotes	9
Comments	4
Date	September 30, 2019 12:07 AM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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