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Re:Software engineers paying 75K to get 3 inches taller by p_j_w on Thursday September 15, 2022 @09:36PM (#32860946)
There's real research on this. Someone posted this further up the thread:

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-effect-of-male-and-f...

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Re:Software engineers paying 75K to get 3 inches taller by andrew_ on Thursday September 15, 2022 @10:17PM (#32861270)
It's nearly a decade old. Societal and cultural shifts take a lot less time.
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Re:Software engineers paying 75K to get 3 inches taller by Decker87 on Thursday September 15, 2022 @11:11PM (#32861639)
I can't tell if this is sarcasm. Social change can take centuries and I'd argue this trend is moving in the other direction.
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Re:Software engineers paying 75K to get 3 inches taller by andrew_ on Thursday September 15, 2022 @11:42PM (#32861797)
Clearly you don't follow popular trends. What's popular and desirable changes frequently, and sometimes many times in the course of a year. This includes physical appearances. Social change can happen overnight.
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