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Originally posted by Joe
If you are ood looking, you will find that things just seem to go your way more often, for your entire life.
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Not always true at all levels. For the superfical things and decisions, yes.
But, speaking from personal experience and that of friends, in Silicon Valley, the more attractive women are thought of (or at least treated) as less technically capable. I guess it's the "bimbo syndrome." The thought that you can't possibly be intelligent AND cute.
To some degree, it's also true for men. Some geeks don't see an attractive guy as a TRUE geek -- and, therefore not as technically competent.
But there is no question that, even in Sillycon Valley, when an attractive woman is seen at a meeting or a convention, the thoughts seem to be (in order):
(a) She's a marketing drone
(b) She's here because her boyfriend dragged her along
(c) She's in tech support
(d) She's a competent developer.
Falling into category (d) (at least, in my opinion), there were many times that I found the presumption rather annoying!