The Beautiful People

Society rewards those with beauty. Beautiful women move to the front of the line at the club. A beautiful woman needn't buy her own drinks. Beautiful women constantly get things handed to them in life. Culturally, they become conditioned to expect certain rewards. Does this lower their drive to succeed? If all it takes is a pretty face in this world to make it, why make extra work for yourself? Attractive friends of mine have reaped the benefits at times. One friend of mine had her car stereo installed for free by a male Best Buy employee. Another friend of mine habitually misplaced her cell phone, yet she always received a new one free of charge and her service plan upgraded for no additional cost. Not to call myself beautiful, but I once got hired for a job (granted, it was at Panera) just by asking for an application. The manager took one look at me and told me the orientation date. I'm sure all the females I know have found themselves in similar situations. Complete strangers go out of their way to be nice to attractive people. What does this say about the morale of this country? You would certainly argue that success demands intelligence and ambition. Above all, money is power. If Donald Trump were poor, would he be with Melania? Certainly not. But on a daily basis, who gets more recognition: the intelligent, upper middle class citizen with the successful career or the 5'9" blonde with the great body?