While browsing the latest dating app, have you ever stopped and wondered, Why are so many of the good-looking people jerks? Well, it turns out there's a simple explanation for this phenomenon.
在瀏覽最新的約會 app 時，你有沒有停下來想過：「為什麼很多長得好看的人都很渣？」其實這個現象有個簡單的解釋。
If we make a little graph of niceness versus good-looks, we can start to get an answer. First, we have to assume that people are equally spread across this chart—meaning some people are mean and ugly, some people are ugly and nice, some are good-looking and mean, and some are good-looking and nice. Of course, this is based on your subjective taste and what you find beautiful and nice.
如果我們做個小圖表比較「善良」跟「長相好看」，我們就能開始找到答案。首先，我們必須假設在這個圖表上的人是平均分散的－－意思是有的人又壞又醜，有的人醜陋但善良，有的人好看但很壞，有的人又好看又善良。當然，這是根據你的主觀品味以及你覺得怎麼樣是漂亮和善良。
Now, if you think about it, you probably have zero interest in people who you find mean and ugly, meaning your pool of potential mates gets a bit smaller. And truthfully, you probably prefer a certain combination of niceness and good-looks. Ultimately, we're left with a triangle of people you find acceptable and give attention to in the first place.
所以，如果你思考一下，你可能會對你覺得又壞又醜的人沒半點興趣，代表你的潛在伴侶圈變小了一點。而且說實話，你可能比較喜歡善良加上好看的組合。最後，我們會剩下一個三角形範圍的人，這些人是你覺得可接受而且剛開始就會注意到的。
But now, 100% of the people left in your pool who aren't that attractive to you are nice—they have to be, otherwise you wouldn't pay them any attention. After all, if somebody is nice, you're less likely to be critical of their appearance, which brings down the average of nice people's looks.
但現在，留在你的圈子裡所有長得不怎麼樣的人都是善良的－－他們一定要善良，不然你就完全不會注意他們了。畢竟，如果某個人個性很好，你就比較不會挑剔他們的外表，這就會拉低善良的人的平均顏值。
To the same token, almost half of the people that are beautiful to you are mean. Again, if somebody is mean, you likely require that they be really attractive for you to give them any attention, which makes it seem like more attractive people are jerks.
同樣地，幾乎有一半你覺得長得好看的人都很壞。再一次，如果某個人做人很差，你可能需要他們長得夠有吸引力，你才會注意到他們，而這就會讓大家覺得似乎好看的人都是混蛋。
If we take this a step further, we can assume that people who are both hot and nice are the best catches and get swept off the market more quickly, further increasing your perception and bias.
如果我們更進一步看，我們可以假定長得好看、個性又好的人是最搶手的，在市場上會更快被一掃而空，進一步加深你的想法和偏見。
We can see a similar thing happen with food. Do you ever wonder why it seems that healthy foods just don't taste as good? Well, let's use our chart—yumminess versus healthiness.
我們也可以在食物方面看到類似的現象發生。你有沒有想過，為什麼似乎健康的食物就是不怎麼好吃？這個嘛，讓我們用我們的圖表解釋－－「美味」跟「健康」。
Of course, in reality, this chart probably isn't evenly distributed, because food is often created to specifically taste good, so the right-hand side of the graph is likely more dense. Regardless, we can take out all the foods that don't taste good and aren't even good for you, because why would you bother eating them? But of the foods left over that you do eat, now, 100% of the foods that don't taste good are good for you.
當然，實際上，這個圖表可能不是平均分布的，因為食物通常被創造出來都是特別為了要好吃，所以圖表的右邊可能會比較擁擠。無論如何，我們可以把所有不好吃也不健康的食物拿掉，因為，你幹嘛還要苦了自己吃它們？但在剩下你確實會吃的食物中，百分之百不好吃的食物都是健康的。
Just like the dating graph, it's because of the people or the foods that you don't pay attention to that your perception becomes skewed. Back to dating, and it's true: From your perspective, good-looking people are more likely to be jerks, but it's because of who you're paying attention to in the first place. You simply ignore the ugly jerks.
就跟約會圖表一樣，正是因為那些你不屑一顧的人或食物才讓你的見解扭曲。回到約會，這是真的：從你的角度來看，好看的人比較有可能是很渣的混蛋，但那是因為這跟你第一眼就注意到的人有關。你就只是忽略了長得醜的渣人而已。
- 「剛開始、起初」- In The First Place
Ultimately, we're left with a triangle of people you find acceptable and give attention to in the first place.
最後，我們會剩下一個三角形範圍的人，這些人是你覺得可接受而且剛開始就會注意到的。 - 「挑剔、批評」- Be Critical Of
After all, if somebody is nice, you're less likely to be critical of their appearance, which brings down the average of nice people's looks.
畢竟，如果某個人個性很好，你就比較不會挑剔他們的外表，這就會拉低善良的人的平均顏值。 - 「拉低、減低」- Bring Down
After all, if somebody is nice, you're less likely to be critical of their appearance, which brings down the average of nice people's looks.
畢竟，如果某個人個性很好，你就比較不會挑剔他們的外表，這就會拉低善良的人的平均顏值。 - 「更進一步」- Take A Step Further
If we take this a step further, we can assume that people who are both hot and nice are the best catches and get swept off the market more quickly, further increasing your perception and bias.
如果我們更進一步看，我們可以假定長得好看、個性又好的人是最搶手的，在市場上會更快被一掃而空，進一步加深你的想法和偏見。 - 「實際上」- In Reality
Of course, in reality, this chart probably isn't evenly distributed, because food is often created to specifically taste good, so the right-hand side of the graph is likely more dense.
當然，實際上，這個圖表可能不是平均分布的，因為食物通常被創造出來都是特別為了要好吃，所以圖表的右邊可能會比較擁擠。 - 「從某人的角度來看」- From One's Perspective
From your perspective, good-looking people are more likely to be jerks, but it's because of who you're paying attention to in the first place.
從你的角度來看，好看的人比較有可能是很渣的混蛋，但那是因為這跟你第一眼就注意到的人有關。
