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Archive for November, 2010

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Posted by Emily 2 Comments

At university, a kind of social Darwinism is in evidence. Very early on (we’re talking seconds, not weeks) people will rate each other on the basis of appearance. This is inevitable, but you are still allowed to find it depressing. Although people use different statistical models, the 1-10 rankings system is the most easily understood: if you’re ugly, you’re a 1, but if you’re catwalk material, you’re a 10.

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