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117 points elsewhen | 2 comments | 04 Jul 25 03:55 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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cobertos ◴[04 Jul 25 05:53 UTC] No.44461521[source]▶
> But we judge places by the people who go there. We always have.

Does anyone do this for a restaurants? That's not something that ever really factored into my food habits

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thinkingemote ◴[04 Jul 25 08:53 UTC] No.44462586[source]▶
I think we use all our senses out in the real world when choosing some place to eat. Seeing the people who eat there is certainly one factor. Online maybe too if we look at the food pictures, read how the items are worded, look at a restaurant website and read the reviews we can get a sense of the types of people it appeals to. It's probably not the primary factor, but it is one attribute. There are anecdotal reports of establishments paying PR professionals (e.g. good looking models) to be there - and obviously they will use them for their promotional material.

It's good to listen and notice how one is being influenced. The real mistake is thinking we do not judge at all.

With that said, only looking at a rating of profile pictures of reviews to judge a restaurant is very funny and becomes art. Kudos to the creator.

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1. eddythompson80 ◴[04 Jul 25 09:17 UTC] No.44462759[source]▶
The app is cool, but the argument there was either written by AI or there is a lost in translation moment because it doesn’t really make any sense.

In your argument you’re basically saying “it’s impossible to know what affects your choice of where to eat. Some think looks matter even pay for it; ergo, we must consider it too”

What about music type? Worker’s uniform color? Thinking “I wanna eat where the hot people are” is… I don’t know.. Odd?

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2. thinkingemote ◴[04 Jul 25 10:24 UTC] No.44463183[source]▶
> Thinking “I wanna eat where the hot people are” is… I don’t know.. Odd?

Well my response was to the question "Does anyone do this for restaurants?" and tried to answer it by saying "yes, many people may consider it along with other factors"

Yes, I agree it is superficial and odd to consciously and only think it. But we choose things with a range of subconscious influences, multiple reasons. Yes, uniforms and music could also be influences too. We could stop and spend time examining our thoughts and feelings to identify all the factors but generally people don't do that do they? :-)

And if you think about bars... it becomes commonplace for some people. "I want to drink where the hot people are" seems to be a very commonplace thought, or at least a thought which is encouraged by the marketing of bars.

Thinking wider now, we can ponder why do many places hire attractive people in their marketing photos? We humans are more superficial and less rational than we would like to admit to ourselves.

Personally I prefer real ale so will drink where the beer is better, but if I'm on a date where my friend doesn't appreciate beer as much, I will choose a nicer feeling and looking establishment over the beer quality. The people inside the place might or might not influence that choice to a greater or lesser extent. It is at the very least a factor. For a restaurant I think it's less of a factor.