Ever feel depressed, like life's not worth living? If you're a straight man, your problem might be looking at too many ugly women.
The guy is a neuroendocrinologist at Stanford. In one lecture, he said that — well, listen to his words by clicking here (1 MB, MP4 video with sound and subtitles, 0m58s duration). In my words, Robert says that:
Pretty powerful findings, I'd say, though politically inflammatory, hence he grabs his head. This can't be let out in the public!
Research done in January 2022 in Australia and published as "Error Management Theory and biased first impressions: How do people perceive potential mates under conditions of uncertainty?" states:
men overperceived the attractiveness of unattractive (but not attractive) women, whereas women underperceived the attractiveness of attractive (but not unattractive) men.
In plain English, men think women are prettier than they are, while women think men are uglier than they are. This study was done through social media on 398 participants. In my opinion, the study means that men should linger around women a bit longer than expected to make an impression, while also not looking at them directly to correctly gauge their beauty.
It turns out the feminists were right about the male gaze, but for all the wrong reasons. You should avoid gawking and staring at women, regardless of their beauty. You are likely to find them more attractive than they are and get horny or fall in love. When you wake up next to a slampig in your bed, it's already too late.
What is meant to happen is that you observe women with your peripheral vision, glance at them once in a while and look away. If they're really worthy of your attention, your brain will urge you to look back.
The man's brain is a wonderful machine for making fine choices. When you keep making them, you want to live; when you stop making them, you want to die. Neat, elegant and quite efficient. Don't obstruct your brain and it will take you to the best possible destiny.