World Works Differently for the Most Beautiful

Re:World Works Differently for the Most Beautiful by pmdulaney on Monday August 16, 2021 @11:10AM (#28199007)

I imagine that to be a stunningly beautiful young woman is similar to the experience of being a Hollywood celebrity. And not manifest sour grapes, but to slowly lose that beauty over time must be difficult.

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Re:World Works Differently for the Most Beautiful by jvanderbot on Monday August 16, 2021 @11:34AM (#28199287)

They "lose beauty" in the eyes of the static, 20 year old beholder. But to peers / in their age cohort, they will always be more beautiful than average. That can continue to help.

There's an age-centered / age-pass filter in most people's eyes anyway. Just about everyone older than, say, 40 is invisible (not a person) to an avg 20 year old. (Source: Was once 20, am now 40)

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Re:World Works Differently for the Most Beautiful by lupire on Monday August 16, 2021 @03:04PM (#28201599)

After high school, no one cares much about age cohort. There's no 40-50yr-old bracket at my job or in a political campaign or at a car dealership.

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Re:World Works Differently for the Most Beautiful by jvanderbot on Monday August 16, 2021 @08:18PM (#28204613)

This just isn't true. Nobody cares, but everyone is probably closest to people their age.

Most my friends at work are about my age (or at least how old I look). This is obvious because of our career stage, which advances steadily with age.

99% of my personal friends and professional network are my age +/- 5 years, thanks to research / conference experience and career cohort effects.

When I look ahead to those jobs I hope to have, most of them are 45-55 and have peers in that age range as well.

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