Halo Effect

If you step on a cockroach you're a hero, if you crush a butterfly you're a villain. Morals have aesthetic criteria.

March 21, 2026

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[-] mantisek 1 month, 1 week ago 0

We treat beautiful people more favorably and charitably in general. A beautiful person standing staring at you from across the bar is exciting, but a hideous person is threatening.

[-] mantisek 1 month, 1 week ago 0

I try to make sure I account for this when I interpret people's actions sans complete information.