WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MONEY BUYS BEAUTY?

There have been rich uglies throughout history. Beauty and wealth aren't well correlated, and in the past it was impossible to buy beauty. But that's changing. In this thread I'll discuss the brave new world ahead of uss. This is the only beauty topic I haven't addressed before that I consider important. But I've been thinking about it quite a while. The last few years have seen some significant improvements to cosmetic surgery. Particularly high-end facelifts.

BEAUTY ARBITRAGE AND STANDOUT TRAITS

Some women feel uncomfortable about advertising their standout traits and exclusively attracting suitors who prize them. In this thread I'll explain why your BEST suitors will actually come from this group. To start off I'm going to tell a cute little fable. What happens when you move from a town where ALL the women have purple eyes to a town where they're RARE?

MONICA BELLUCCI IS A BAD SEDUCTION ROLE MODEL

...and girls can't handle it.

A thread.👇
Wait a minute - do you REALLY want me to write this thread?

Haven't I smashed enough idols yet?

THINK BEFORE YOU CHOKE: HOW TO STYLE CHOKERS

Chokers are a free boost to your sex appeal. So at first they sound like an easy magic trick. But be cautious. Using them indiscriminately can end badly. Please read the notes below, and think before you choke. You can read this thread in page form here:

jsanilac.com/lookbook

CHOKER STYLING: USE CAUTION

My posts on chokers are popular because they have a "one weird trick" feel. I fear I'll come to regret this. Chokers can indeed be very attractive, but they're not a spice that goes on everything. You need to be sensitive to... ...the effect on the ensemble and the mood they create.

Chokers tend to support a serious, nighttime feel. When worn with a lot of black, they may unintentionally strengthen a goth effect. Throwing one on in the daytime with black clothes is unlikely to have the impact you want.

Which is easier?

There are two masculine-beauty topics women routinely DM me about with offhand comments.

1. "Gym rats are being dumb trying to get too skinny, we don't like it."
2. "Confession: I'm more attracted to much older men." "I didn't even notice the photo I sent you was badly composed and unnecessarily highlights her stainless steel fan until you pointed it out."

https://x.com/yunyao_mu/status/1956496038434382193

INFERENCE COSTS NOW THE LIKELY MURDER WEAPON FOR THE DEAD INTERNET

It's widely agreed that GPT5 was a disappointment with little quality improvement over GPT4. This suggests LLMs are already approaching an ability ceiling. However, that doesn't mean the gig is up.... The current state of the art is already at a quality level that can produce writing indistinguishable from human. There's still room for improvement due to some quirks like the em-dash issue, but these seem solvable without major advances.

Folks, I'm going to have to boomer you because it's the truth. Lots of the problems forming relationships are caused by digital socialization. If we dropped you all into a school dance on a desert island with no phones and only coconuts and fish to eat, you'd pair up in a month. Twitter is especially bad due to Darth Algorithm ("feel the hate flowing through you [and post]") promoting divisive rhetoric. But, IG creates problems of its own--it encourages lifestyle chasing to a degree never before seen. Influencer is a four-letter word on any platform.

Why ugly things like millennial gray attached garages and beige lingerie are in style and unstoppable by rational and aesthetically aware criticism even though they're completely retarded: Read more in TRUST NETWORKS

jsanilac.com/trust/#b-lets-…

"Everyone oohed and aahed at how pretty the taupe flower was."

Umm... no they didn't. Contemporary women's fashion would be willful ugliness _even in a world without men._
But in a world without men, would there be a REASON to dress in such ugly colors?

I doubt it!

WHY AND HOW I WROTE DISPELLING BEAUTY LIES

I've appended this tale to my "thirty favorite images" article and am sharing it here as it may be of interest to some long-time readers.

Anyone have interesting questions for me while I'm online doing some boring editing? A DM question

ATTRACTIVENESS AND ARTISTIC QUALITY

Attractiveness and artistic quality are different categories, and when it comes to choosing a mate, people don't care about the second one. I'll explain in this thread. For this thread I'm actually going to propose four categories that correspond to the way we normally talk about visual appeal. "Hot," "beautiful," "artistic," and "interesting."

POLL BELOW: Are girls seething about the mermaid statue because:

1. It's artistically not very good
OR
2. Some other reason? Are girls seething about the mermaid statue because:

1. It's artistically not very good
OR
2. Some other reason?

Poll of MEN ONLY

HOW TO MANIPULATE YOUR GIRLFRIEND INTO BEING HOTTER, METHOD #18: "Frame it as your kink"

In our fallen times, "kink" has become acceptable and is even perceived as praiseworthy, whereas normal male tastes are denigrated. This social insanity can become your opportunity... You can cheat the system.

IS MANIPULATING YOUR GIRLFRIEND INTO BEING HOTTER A MORAL OBLIGATION?

In this thread we'll make the case. An important preliminary point is that girlfriends ENJOY being hotter. They just lack the agency to make it happen. Only you are in a position to fix this.

HOW TO TRICK YOUR GIRLFRIEND INTO BEING HOTTER, METHOD #16: FRAME IT AS BDSM

New BDSM fantasy just dropped:

I woke up in a strange room. He had forced me into attractive clothes. My beige lingerie was in a bag, hanging from a high ceiling. I couldn't reach it.

A bead of cold sweat dripped down into my pink lace bra. I shivered in fear--and lust. I heard a voice coming from the shadows. It was quiet, but deep and authoritative. Like he knew he didn't have to shout to get what he wanted.

CELEBS ARE DUMB

Why celebrities and celebrity commentary are useless for understanding beauty EVEN THOUGH some celebrities are very attractive. A thread inspired by the excessive trendiness of a certain actress, whom I WON'T name. Popular discussion of feminine beauty revolves around celebrity commentary, but it's impossible to learn anything real and durable from it.

Recent interest in my essay THE ILLUSION OF DOMINANCE has brought correspondence from several new readers who believe I'm overly pessimistic about the possibility of transmitting my ideas to the public. Long-time followers will find my response old hat, but here it is anyway.