Why do girls feel the need to be pretty?

[ChefPapiChulo]

Isn't inner growth more important? Shouldn't they want people to tell them how good they are inside instead of how good they look on the outside?

[chilldude33]

You are suggesting idealistic abstract values at a distance. Looks have pragmatic, concrete benefit immediately. Looks are power and directly affect your self-esteem. Think about how empowering it feels to have a good hair day vs when you haven't showered in a while.

[Anonymous]

Inner growth is very important in the long term but it's their looks that will get them noticed.
That old lizard brain doesn't care about modern ideals.

[ChefPapiChulo]

They’re not even that modern. A lot of the ideals of inner growth that we have are ancient.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

They’re just responding to feminine pressures

[ChefPapiChulo]

Societal pressures are very real.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Yeah, so now you know

[ChefPapiChulo]

Sure it’s a reason, but I don’t think it’s an overly valid one.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

There’s such a thing as being too validated?

[ChefPapiChulo]

No, but not doing something because you’re afraid of something like norms makes you a bit of a coward.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Well god forbid people should want to fit in and belong