I do agree that you have to meet some basic reqs of attractiveness which anyone can meet with proper self care. But I feel like all this obsession with “you gotta be a chad” or smth is cuz of dating apps. I have friends who would pass for models and the only stellar success I see them getting is on dating apps and even then they usually smash 5s. Irl they are at the mercy of numbers game as much as the others.

I would of course take the opportunity to smash a 5 anytime I wanted. But I find it really hard to see that specialness in being super attractive.

Not rly sure if this is a practical observation but most successful guys I have seen who smash 8s, 9s and 10s are bad boys, drug addicts, rich guys and social animals.