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Would you rather be Good Looking or Smart

Conorburke

Share with me, personally I'd rather be smart.

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Reply 1

Bill_Gates

Smart

you can always get good looking women with money etc :wink:

Reply 2

Leftee

It depends. Would i be hideous if i were smart? Would i be incredibly dense but make the ladies swoon?

Regardless i'd probably rather be a panty-dropper.

Reply 3

Silver Arrows

Good looking. Lets be honest, everything will fall into place for a good looking person, if you're smart you still have to work hard for little recognition.

Reply 4

chickenonsteroids

What type of a question to ask on a student forum where of people feel the need to justify being shy by covering it up with being academic.

Reply 5

FireGarden

I'd rather be smart than good-looking. I get a lot more out of life by how I think (many of my hobbies/interests are intrinsically strategic) than I do from women gawking at me.. which isn't often, anyway.

Reply 6

MidnightDream

Good looking I suppose if it came with average smartness :smile:

Reply 7

King Leonidas

Good looking, I'm not the brightest kid on the block and I do alright at the moment.

Reply 8

tootfruit

Smart for sure.
Stephen Hawking has done well :smile:

Reply 9

Mindless Behavior

I'd rather just stay good looking and smart :wink:

but to answer the question, I'd rather be good looking as long as I wasn't completely stupid

Reply 10

cem101

is it like joey essex or stephen hawking, or is it like sliders where you can add looks by subtracting intellect?

Reply 11

bo'diddley

For men - Smart ($$$$ is King)
For women - good looking (to get a guy with lots of $$$$)

Reply 12

I'veGotAHadron

Good looking.

Because you can work hard and put the effort into being "smart"

Reply 13

yosolo123

Smart, looks fade.

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Reply 14

Truflais

Smart. Looks fade.

Edit: Just saw person above me said the exact same thing. Point still stands. :lol:

(edited 10 years ago)

Reply 15

whatisthis47

Smart. Good looks can easily be gained.

Reply 16

Idle

Original post by I'veGotAHadron

Good looking.

Because you can work hard and put the effort into being "smart"

I'd personally disagree you can put effort into being "smart." You can certainly improve your knowledge but you can't really change your thought processes and mental ability easily.

If i had to pick one then smart.

Reply 17

I'veGotAHadron

Original post by Idle

True but it depends.
The average person has the potential to learn and do amazing things, but the average person is also lazy and doesn't work to the level they are fully capable of working at.

Sure "Smart" people will have things come easier to them, but mentality is more important ...

Reply 18

Gherk

Would the lesser quality be average or low? You can lead a good life with good looks and average intelligence. But good looks and low intelligence? It's still an option, but the opportunity of getting a good degree still stands with average intelligence.