BP people, especially women, often claim that looks don't matter, or only matter to a small degree, which is absurdly false. RP people are a bit better, but claim that somehow your excellent smooth talking and bulking will compensate for ugliness, and women will somehow disregard your inferior looks because you talk yourself up. There is some truth to this, especially for average or slightly below average looking men, but i've heard RSDtyler say "Looks. Don't. Matter." Absolute bullshit, and he is marketing his bullshit just like any businessman. He's basically a psychologist who relies on repeat customers - always blame the mental realm because it's an ongoing and improvable state.

“Looks don’t matter” is a patently biological falsehood, and if we can agree that looks are some component of the sexual selection process, then we can at least have a reasonable discussion. Looks generally reflect genetic quality, and the way in which your genetics interact with your environment basically determines your life’s outcome, especially sexually. Sufficiently ugly looks correlate with being social ostracized, but the implications of poor looks don’t end there. Terrible looks also affect how others perceive you socially and professionally. It’s no wonder most of the most successful CEO’s and other professionals look good - and don’t tell me about fucking Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. They are exceptions, and there are certainly exceptions. Exceptional intelligence and social skills can possibly offset an ugly face.

People are very turned off by the idea that the quality of your genetics (facial structure/bodily symmetry/organ quality) drastically determine your smv, and therefore we find comfort in spewing lies about the necessity of secondary qualities to APPEASE the unfortunate. I strongly suspect we put emphasis on the secondary qualities because they are often in our control, and we LOVE to feel in control. You can modify your personality; you can increase your education; you can gain a new hobby; however, you can’t truly alter your face and genes. Recognizing that the quality of your body is a vitally important determiner of attractiveness can make people feel hopeless, and nobody likes feeling hopeless.

I’m so fucked up in the head btw, I can’t take this anymore.