life has gotten easy enough that we're starting to value unimportant bullshit like height over the ability to make society function. go to any non-western country. height still matters but personality, integrity and intelligence is enough to get you ahead in the dating market.
nytesky · 1h ago
This was covered in mainstream press (maybe WSJ?) a couple years ago.
I’m shorter than Frank, and I never thought it was that much of an impediment, but I wonder if culture has moved to prioritize it even more in dating and careers? Frank had a wife, so it’s interesting how it persists.
jf · 1h ago
Yes, this was a plot point in GATTACA
star-glider · 2h ago
Geez I feel like a (more subtle) version of the Ron Desantis Maneuver would be a heck of a lot less invasive.
givemeethekeys · 2h ago
Gattaca is a great movie.
tengbretson · 2h ago
Getting your legs surgically lengthened is such a short guy thing to do.
_rm · 1m ago
Kind of a shame since a 7ft plus guy doing it and becoming like Slenderman would be badass
anacrolix · 1h ago
I'm not a short guy, but I think it's unfair. Short guys are stereotyped with a particular personality, but the same buckets exist for women with other unpopular traits.
I think men are being increasingly disenfranchised of the qualities that made them attractive. I think it's sad that people are reaching for surgery but I don't judge them.
maxerickson · 1h ago
It's the kind of thing a guy who is 6 feet (5 foot 10 inches) tall will do.
toomanyrichies · 1h ago
Men will do literally anything except go to therapy.
Nervhq · 38m ago
Ahhh the well known classic female empathy in full display I see
jethronethro · 1h ago
Used to be that you had to not pay certain people to get your legs broken. Wonder if the lengthening was an optional extra in some of those cases ...
I think renewed interest because of its plot points in Materialists. https://www.gq.com/story/materialists-leg-lengthening
I forgot it was in Gattaca right? That was an outstanding movie, should watch again.
There has been a weird emphasis on height even greater than in the past, maybe from online dating?
Short kings have been featured in SNL. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2Wc-nLNHtl/?hl=en
I’m shorter than Frank, and I never thought it was that much of an impediment, but I wonder if culture has moved to prioritize it even more in dating and careers? Frank had a wife, so it’s interesting how it persists.
I think men are being increasingly disenfranchised of the qualities that made them attractive. I think it's sad that people are reaching for surgery but I don't judge them.