Software engineers from big tech firms like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are paying at least $75,000 to get 3 inches taller, a leg-lengthening surgeon says
www.businessinsider.com
The surgeon breaks the patients' thigh bones and inserts nails that are extended with a magnetic remote control every day for three months, GQ said.

Sweet man-made horrors beyond my comprehension.

  • grey_wolf_whenever [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Being short and a POC completely fucks you on dating apps, you'd be lucky to have any success.

    • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      I've managed pretty well, but I get frequently told that my face makes up for the lack of height. It always comes across as a backhanded compliment.

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      For a man anyway. I think that racism is heavily gendered when it comes to dating. For example, Asian women find it easier than Asian men to get a date. Conversely, I've heard black women complain about how much easier it is for a black man to get a date than a black woman.

      It's all bullshit racism, but sometimes a stereotype of a racial group benefits one gender of that group and disadvantages the other.