Shallow Observations

A while ago, a video showing the ("stunning," as the video calls them) partners of Formula 1 drivers showed up in my YouTube Shorts feed. As I often do, I watched the video and checked out the comment section sorted by "Newest". I don't mean to brag 😉, but before I started reading, I already expected the following types of comments: Now, I can't look into the minds of the commenters (who are, probably, mostly men), but I suspect the underlying sentiment reflects varying degrees of jealousy. "Why do these gorgeous women only go for rich men and not for a sweet, normal guy [1] like me?" Yes, they may also simply be trolling or making the obvious joke, but the fact that this was apparently the most entertaining angle they could come up with is, perhaps, a clue. Also, I've come across men IRL who expressed similar complaints; it's apparently not an unusual sentiment. This blog post is anecdotal and based on personal observations. I haven't done much research on the topic. In an episode of…