i wonder about confounding variables like childhood nutrition. in a study like this height may actually be a proxy for socioeconomic status.
edit: and if i'd bothered to read the article i'd have noticed it said exactly that:
Instead, the authors favor an “early environment” explanation, such that people who grow up in healthy, constructive environments become taller, smarter, and more successful than those who grow up in impoverished, destructive environments.
Someone here posted a study of contemporary stats of colonized countries in Asia (particularly India, I believe). It found that the stagnation and even decrease in height correlated with colonization and imperialism since much of the nutritional resources were being redirected elsewhere. The stereotype of Asians being short is largely the cause of crackers in many Asian countries
people take taller people more seriously, associate them with leadership when maybe it's not warranted. it's not an accident that the vast majority of CEOs and practically every president is >6' and so many lie about their height or wear lifts or whatever.
Don't forget that constant little twinge in the back when you're older from a lifetime of slight bending because tabletops, sinks, and other everyday designs are all just a few inches out of reach.
we need a tall guy tax and short guy reparations but nobody gives a shit because they either have bigger legitimate problems (racism, misogyny, etc) or they want to be andrew tate.
this is super funny to me, a short person who can't reach the top shelves of her cabinets
In defense of tall dudes like my husband, they're already paying a Personal Comfort tax: they're constantly bonking their heads into things, and their legs don't fit anywhere.
Importantly, this estimation assumes other factors associated with earning potential — for instance, gender, age, years of schooling, and location — are held equal.
See, the gender/pay gap is a myth! It's a height/pay gap!
Jokes and incel catastrophizing aside, lookism is indeed a thing with material consequences in society. People just like conventionally-attractive people more and that leads to preferential treatment.
Those guys are both just Lieutenant Commander Andy Billups. Since he lives in a post-scarcity communist society, he has no need of a salary, whatever his height.