The rating scale breaks above 7/10 (and people refuse to admit it)
Most people still talk about attractiveness like it’s linear from 1–10.
It isn’t. Especially above 7/10, the scale collapses.
Below ~6.5, differences are obvious: facial harmony, fat %, symmetry, grooming.
But once you cross into 7+, raw facial structure stops being the main variable.
At that point, context dominates:
Lighting
Hairstyle / grooming timing
Body composition fluctuations
Expression and eye engagement
Camera lens distortion
Frame (height, shoulder width, posture)
This is why people argue endlessly about whether someone is a 7.5 or an 8.5 — the difference is often situational, not genetic.
Another problem: halo stacking.
A true 8+ isn’t just a face. It’s:
Face + frame
Face + leanness
Face + social proof
Face + style coherence
Remove one pillar and the “rating” drops fast.
That’s also why:
Some 7s mog in real life but photograph mid
Some online “8s” look average outside controlled angles
People think plastic surgery will take them from 7 → 9 (it usually doesn’t)
Real scale (roughly):
7–7.5: Attractive, noticeable, inconsistent halo
7.5–8.2: Strong halo, context-dependent mogging
8.3+: Rare genetics + optimization + frame (top few %)
Above 7, the scale becomes logarithmic, not linear.
Each 0.2 increase costs exponentially more genetics, effort, and luck.
This is why most maxxing advice should focus on crossing 7, not chasing imaginary 9s.
Curious if others agree — especially people who’ve actually been rated IRL, not just online.
Most people still talk about attractiveness like it’s linear from 1–10.
It isn’t. Especially above 7/10, the scale collapses.
Below ~6.5, differences are obvious: facial harmony, fat %, symmetry, grooming.
But once you cross into 7+, raw facial structure stops being the main variable.
At that point, context dominates:
Lighting
Hairstyle / grooming timing
Body composition fluctuations
Expression and eye engagement
Camera lens distortion
Frame (height, shoulder width, posture)
This is why people argue endlessly about whether someone is a 7.5 or an 8.5 — the difference is often situational, not genetic.
Another problem: halo stacking.
A true 8+ isn’t just a face. It’s:
Face + frame
Face + leanness
Face + social proof
Face + style coherence
Remove one pillar and the “rating” drops fast.
That’s also why:
Some 7s mog in real life but photograph mid
Some online “8s” look average outside controlled angles
People think plastic surgery will take them from 7 → 9 (it usually doesn’t)
Real scale (roughly):
7–7.5: Attractive, noticeable, inconsistent halo
7.5–8.2: Strong halo, context-dependent mogging
8.3+: Rare genetics + optimization + frame (top few %)
Above 7, the scale becomes logarithmic, not linear.
Each 0.2 increase costs exponentially more genetics, effort, and luck.
This is why most maxxing advice should focus on crossing 7, not chasing imaginary 9s.
Curious if others agree — especially people who’ve actually been rated IRL, not just online.
JFL
