There’s been a lot of wisdom about physical attractiveness and shallowness and finding true fulfillment over the years.
The best of it, of course, came from Zoolander.
Would you pay $5000 to be extremely physically attractive? Why or why not?
byu/snowbunnyhunter01 inAskReddit
So, is there actually more to life than being really, really, really, ridiculously good looking? Let’s see what Reddit has to say.
1. Seems like a bargain.
I need at least $5000 more in dental work and also probably twice as much for surgery, just to look normalish again. $5k to fix everything would be magnificent!
Wouldn’t even need the whole ‘extremely attractive’ bit, but if that’s included, nice.
– MedusasSexyLegHair
2. Reverse!
It doesn’t say decent shape though, it just says extremely attractive.
It could be achieved by making everybody attracted to my fat unhealthy body.
– of_a_varsity_athlete
3. Easy for you to say.
“No no no, just be yourself! Looks aren’t everything!”
– The average very attractive person
– Princess_Moon_Butt
4. Give me a challenge.
Isn’t this supposed to be a tough choice?
Like you’re extremely physically attractive but you can’t stop farting whenever you smile or something
– Dainish410
5. There are downsides.
No.
Because I’m finally at an age where I am comfortable in who I am. I prefer to not be the most noticed person in a room.
Being extremely attractive as a woman comes at a cost. Constant harassment by men, jealousy from women. Never going anywhere or doing anything inconspicuously.
I love being anonymous in public and prefer for people to find me attractive getting to know me.
– MustBeThursday42
6. Things change.
I wasn’t attractive or popular as a child, I was the last picked for the team and generally just a nothing.
Then there was a time in my life where I was very physically attractive. People treat you differently. People want to be your friend who sneered at you before. People want to be around you because of what it does for them, and their image. People who bullied you before suck up to you. People of the opposite sex pretend to like you and you think they are your friend but then they hit on you.
Now that I don’t look like that anymore I know that people who like me, genuinely like me for who I am.
– [deleted user]
7. Sign me up.
Dude, I would pay 50,000. F*ck, 500,000 (assuming i can pay in instalments). Sh*t man, I would give up the last twenty years of my life (and I am 45)
Nothing determines your success in life more than attractiveness. Nothing.
– theAnalepticAlzabo
8. Not a collector’s item.
I have an extremely attractive friend and by that experience I wouldn’t want that life.
She has a lot of *ssholes around her and there has been a lot of jealousy in her relationships.
It’s like many people just want to collect and possess her to bump up their image
– theswamphag
9. A solid investment.
heck yeah, even in terms of just sheer money I’d absolutely make all that money back before too terribly long just in terms of what extra I’d make/save because people find me hot.
At the end of the day though, it would give me the push I need to get my confidence and turn myself around
– ParkityParkPark
10. Want to be known.
Nah.
I’m decent enough looking now. Being attractive doesn’t matter and I don’t think I’d do well with more attention based on my appearance.
I want to be known, accepted, wanted, appreciated, and loved.
Being extremely physically attractive may open more doors, but it doesn’t guarantee ever being seen for more than just that.
– switchboards
11. Save that cash.
No. I’d rather spend the money on something else.
– PerfectParfait5
12. It’s a steal!
Even at like 100k it’s a steal. It’s a well documented phenomenon that attractive people are considered more frequently for promotion / raises at work and are more likely to be judged as having ‘leadership skills’ than average people.
Assuming you work a standard office job, it would pay back fairly quickly.
– Wind_Yer_Neck_In
13. The married life.
Nah, just because it’d be a waste.
I’d still be kinda old and married and thus, completely unf*ckable.
– TheRynoceros
14. Let’s haggle.
I would pay $1 to look remotely attractive.
– ThiccDaddy1198
15. What a twist!
Monkey’s Paw : OP didn’t specify physically attractive to what
– xaradevir
At this point I’d empty my bank account just to fit into my old jeans again. But apparently I have to “exercise” and “stop eating nachos for every meal” instead. What a rip off.
How would you answer this question?
Tell us in the comments.