Science Says That Good-Looking Guys Are More Selfish
Like we didn’t know that already…
Anyway, this just in: The more attractive you are, the more likely it is that you’re a selfish prick.
At least according to a new study out of Brunel University London.
Researchers at the university tested a theory in evolutionary psychology that claims good-looking people have more to gain from inequality because they tend to have higher social status.
The team scored 125 male and female participants on their level of conventional attractiveness, including things like weight, waist-to-chest ratio for men, and waist-to-hip ratio for women.
Participants were then asked filled out a personality quiz which measured their attitudes toward inequality and selfishness. At the same time, they partook in an economics experiment in which they were given an amount of money then asked how they would share with someone else.
“We found that attractive men tended to be less egalitarian and less generous,” said Dr. Michael Price, the lead investigator and senior lecturer in psychology at Brunel University London.
Next, two groups of raters were brought in. The first group judged participants on their attractiveness. The second group judged them how altruistic and egalitarian they appeared based on their photos.
“We found that the ‘raters’ perceived better-looking men and women as being less altruistic and egalitarian,” Price said.
“Our results showed that, in fact, we may be justified in expecting more attractive men to behave in ways that are less favorable to economic and social equality,” he continued. “The results suggest that better-looking men may be biased towards being more selfish and less egalitarian.”
Price added that the study offers new insight into on why some guys may be more selfish than others.
“Several studies have suggested that wealthier people tend to care less about kindness and equality,” Price said. “But our study suggests that attractiveness is at least as important as wealth in influencing these attitudes.”
So there you have it, folks. Now, all you good-looking, smooth-talking fellas out there, stop being such selfish, unaltruistic assholes.
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48 Comments
Dennis Macaulay
February 20, 04:26First again
****dancing shoki****
Dennis Macaulay
February 20, 04:28Good looking men are selfish?
“K”
Mitch
February 20, 04:48This is soooo wrong yet so right! Most good looking people are pricks (pun very very intended) including the self proclaimed ones.
#Didn’tSayNothingOh
Max
February 20, 05:09I see what you did there.
Dennis Macaulay
February 20, 06:07I see something Mitch, not sure what or who it’s for!
trystham
February 20, 09:57smh. I see what you did there too. I smelt restraint too
Max
February 20, 05:08Hahahaha hahahaha… Pink Panther. We’re gonna have a talk.
This is true. I’ve always known.
Pete
February 20, 05:32Bia Pinky,sub me jeje
Mercury
February 20, 05:52This is soooo true, I should know.
JArch
February 20, 06:00This reminds me of a popular phrase that some folks use, when told a a guy is fine as hell but selfish or won’t “drop”
“Abeg na fine face I wan chop!”
Gad
February 20, 06:25There is a common belief among the Igbos that good looking people are kind and agreeable while ugly ones are the opposite. I stand with that.
Pete
February 20, 06:41Em em. Am I still Igbo?
Chizzie
February 20, 08:36igbos in mars ba?
Khaleesi
February 20, 16:01yea, an older uncle of mine frequently says that when you see nasty people, their facial appearance often tells of how their characters will be – — i dont know whether to believe this or not,…
Absalom
February 20, 06:35People who are endowed in any way – intelligence, beauty, talent, wealth etc – and who get rewarded and recognised for this from an early age can end up feeling entitled and narcissistic.
Which means more than half the human race is guilty of this kind of selfishness – not just attractive people.
Dennis Macaulay
February 20, 06:48Absalom, spot on! As always
Max
February 20, 06:49Hahahahahahaha. Thank you.
Dennis Macaulay
February 20, 06:50But absie some people without any of those things you mentioned are still narcissistic!
A few names come to mind
Absalom
February 20, 06:57LMAO, Dennis, my hand is not there!
Dennis Macaulay
February 20, 07:09Where then is your hand? Cookie jar?
#AskingForChestnut’sPeaceOfMind
Mitch
February 20, 08:19It just got dark in here! That shade was killing………………
Dennis! Mind Yaself Oh
Oluwadamilare Okoro
February 20, 11:44Speaking of. Biko where is chesnut???
Dennis Macaulay
February 20, 06:47If i catch you eh? You will be sore-ry
jamie
February 20, 07:19#Absalom & Gad said my mind. LOL
Ace
February 20, 07:20Errrm… Scientists, please tell us something we don’t know already like why I can’t take my eyes off big ass. These days I can’t control it. And God now cursed me with an endowed fitness instructor.
Max
February 20, 07:29Me too. Cakes get me all hot and bothered. It wasn’t like that in the past
Ace
February 20, 07:35Yeah. I wasn’t all that crazy for it in the past. I was more like a thick thigh/laps guy. Now? I literally stare! Especially at the gym where these guys will be dropping low to do squats right before my eyes. The struggle with erections no be here.
Absalom
February 20, 07:36You have now spoilt na. How will you not be hot and bothered?
Mercury
February 20, 07:39See them, cake mongers!!!!, I used to be that way, I look at cakes before I look at your face, and if u ain’t packing, we ain’t even talking. Flat people used to irritate me ehn.
Dennis Macaulay
February 20, 08:01****Hands lifted in worship, singing sinach and ignoring the man whores****
I don’t gawk at cakes
Max
February 20, 10:12@ Dennis, isi gini? Lemme not catch you.
@Absalom, I’m still a chineked boy biko.
Chizzie
February 20, 08:45so in essence date ppl you and the general consensus find unattractive? I see… a certain imaginative somebody is doing cartwheels right now after reading this, as is a certain student in ibadan, and certain skinny boy with an unfulfilled vendatta.
Deola
February 20, 08:53Oh lawd! I cant even.
Mitch
February 20, 10:24Ah! Yes, the Queen of drama speaks!
trystham
February 20, 10:32#sigh If u wanna take jabs, do it right. Its IFE. Any student in IB wud think its them now. Unattractive and STILL selfish…*throws hands in air in exasperation* Your life is sooo wrong
Pinky, feel free to delete abeg
MacArdry
February 21, 22:42Jabs that fell short of the mark?.
Shouldn’t bother you none.
pinkpanthertb
February 20, 13:07Ah Chizzie, the day you see that student from ibadan, you’ll eat your words. Trust me. Lol
Chizzie
February 20, 15:09bt I have
Kel
February 21, 22:32Wherever did you get the notion he is unattractive?.
JustJames
February 20, 16:08Your insecurity amuses me.
Metrosexual
February 21, 20:31*facepalm*
tobby
February 20, 09:08so, just about how ugly am I?..
Dimkpa
February 20, 10:16Before we all start jumping at how unattractive and therefore unselfish we think we are. The article says ‘more likely’. What it conveniently left out is how much more likely. A 1% difference is more likely, so is 50. Articles like these leave out these matters in their bid to grab attention. Looking at the methods I also wonder who these ‘raters’ were and what qualification they have to judge character based on pictures. Shakespeare wrote in Macbeth that ‘There’s no art to tell the mind’s construction from the face’
All in all I don’t think this study should inform anyone’s choice of a significant other.
We should however try to be better people good looking or not, moreso for the not so goodlooking… maka na i bu ogbenye burukwa amosu… na im bad pass.
Mitch
February 20, 10:35Exactly!!!!
Being handsome or ugly is not the koko! The main thing is having a good character despite how ugly you look or how wonderful you THINK you look!
#Flees
Gad
February 20, 11:02*all to note and comply*
IVANKO
February 20, 12:27Loll
s_sensei
February 21, 20:08I agree with absalom. Endowment and humility rarely coexist.
bowlersandhighcollars
March 19, 07:02They just don’t have to work as hard!