I see your point, but shaving, clothes, etc, aren't altering the natural appearance of my body. It feels similar to a woman feeling some need for breast augmentation. Silly and superficial, and lots of work to please others for no reason.
Not arguing that it might "work". Dying my hair might have raised my salary too. But both are still silly to me. Similar, tall people make more money statistically. Real? Yes. But still silly.
> Breast augmentation has been proven in studies to result in higher income over the long run. So maybe superficial, but definitely not silly.
Did this study check for the obvious possibility of women of higher income being more inclined to pay for a breast augmentation?
I'm sure any serious journal will require this before accepting such paper, but the amount of junk science being published in humanities journals forces me to ask.
