One thing posters agreed on in the "sympathy for men" thread is that genetically or socially disadvantaged people are resented by others. Do you think sympathy is largely a myth?

I've noticed some posters in that thread concede that short or ugly people naturally attract resentment because a) they're unpleasant to look at and b) they're perceived to be insecure dickbags, even if they aren't. Humans have this gut reaction of "if you're unattractive, it's your fault and fuck you, you deserve no sympathy." (But I do!)

Some people literally say that they see their taller friends as superior and their shorter friends as inferior. I don't blame them. It's like when babies cry when handed to an ugly person or coo when handed to a hot one.

I think that the same goes for social disadvantage, regardless of whether it's that person's fault. People's intuition tells them that everyone deserves everything that's right or wrong with them, even if their rational mind tries to tell them otherwise.

How can we talk about sympathy or empathy if our natural reaction is to revile the ugly or the downtrodden, regardless of whether or not it's their fault? How can there be sympathy for anyone other than our closest friends or family if our conscience is all about reinforcing the biological pecking order? Is sympathy a lie we tell ourselves to avoid thinking about said pecking order?

This thread isn't about dating, it's about how people relate to other people in general.