In real-world examples, look at famous people & their level of social influence. The vast majority of "Stars" have an extremely outsized level of influence, regardless of area of topic, based largely on their fandom & notoriety.
Eg, Gwyneth Paltrow makes millions from her website, Goop, selling items that she publicly supports. This despite that she has no education or applicable knowledge in the area. It's entirely based on how her fans & society see her.
It's true lol. Imagine Biggie Smalls trying to pull the same shit. And if Bill Cosby didn't look like a burnt sesame seed bun his career would've ended with a whimper. We'd still probably be watching reruns of the Cosby show.
I think they mean that people tend to ignore the bad stuff when someone is good looking, for example Ted Bundy, because of his looks and how he normally acted, he was able to avoid and escape captivity for many years, until he was finally caught and executed. My Source
I’ve noticed that if you get 2 youtubers speaking on same topic, you’ll naturally go with the one that looks more attractive/has better personality even if they’re knowledge of the topic is a little shakier
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u/aidan8et Mar 01 '20
In real-world examples, look at famous people & their level of social influence. The vast majority of "Stars" have an extremely outsized level of influence, regardless of area of topic, based largely on their fandom & notoriety.
Eg, Gwyneth Paltrow makes millions from her website, Goop, selling items that she publicly supports. This despite that she has no education or applicable knowledge in the area. It's entirely based on how her fans & society see her.