Deus ex Pianoforte said:
But without the meat and potatoes, you are left with an empty shell which equates to a night home alone.
this is the heart of your argument and it is specious.
you say the above in service to your argument - that looks don't matter. but it does not properly argue that.
sure, absolutely, if you are not gutsy enough to approach and open your mouth, then you get nowhere. fine. NO ONE CONTESTS THIS.
but that is a far way from saying that looks don't matter. it's kinda like arguing that SMARTS don't matter when you take a test. all you need to do is have the guts to show up.
sure, if you don't show up, you WILL FAIL. but there are other things being evaluated than mere attendance.
according to what you wrote above, CONFIDENCE. PERSONALITY. that's it.
so at that point, you discount clothing, hygiene, grooming as well as looks.
and you keep contradicting yourself. you keep allowing (quite reasonably) that yes, to an extent, looks matter (and you allow for INDIRECT effects too).... and then you completely nullify the meaning of the acquiescence by equating the effect to be no more than blue pants.... argh.
if you break down your arguments into single, assertive sentences, one after another, they do not add up. at many points, you will find that one conclusion does NOT necessarily follow from previous points.
so basically, you have an indefensible argument that is not based on logic... merely personal animosity. so i'll let you have that and leave you be.
argh. you have an axe to grind. fine. go grind it. i won't chime in to counter you again unless the moderators actually do ban looks threads. which they won't do because the majority of people in most internet forums are not afraid of different view points being expressed.
so i'm completely done. have fun and be well.
delta