This serves to give solid proof that The Rational Male's SMV chart was correct.

When we see data that backs up our intuition it says we were always on the right track.

The Red Pill is truth... the Blue Pill is myth.

 

Wow. This is mind blowing.

I used to wonder why most of the male leading roles were performed by men in their 30s. I realized that the top grossing movies are usually with a male lead in his 30s. Actors begin making real money in their 30s. Getting awards in their 30s. Actors become household names in their 30s.

I rationalized this by saying that it was a meritocracy, predicated on men who had perfected their craft, and had become so good that they were put in the lead role. Boy, have I been dead wrong.

All this time, it has been the SMP!!!

The strategy is to promote a good looking man, once he turns 30, and milk him for all he is worth over the decade of his peak SMV. Once he reaches his 40s, you spit him out and replace him with a fresh new piece just turning 30. Unless he is exceptionally good looking and talented, in which case you can probably squeeze an extra decade out of him.

Let us have a look at a few examples, gentlemen, of the current Hollywood SMP. We have wonderboys Henry Cavill (33) and Chris Hemsworth (32) just starting their high grossing careers. They are both gods in the looks department, have been acting for years, but have only recently secured intensely promoted leading roles. Hollywood expects to get at least a decade's worth of high returns from these two.

In the mid-decade of peak SMV, we have Chris Evans (34), Chris Pine (35), and Chris Pratt (36), who have been making some good money for Hollywood, and still have some mileage left in them.

In the camp of those being spit out, we have Ben Afleck (43), Matt Damon (45), and Bradley Cooper (41), who have apparently already seen their best. Hollywood only has peripheral use for them now.

Men age well, so a few who are both exceptionally good looking and very talented, are still occasional cash cows, albeit marginally. Tom Cruise (53), Brad Pitt(52), George Clooney(55).

A token exception for a man who joined the top grossing elite in his 40's is Robert Downey Jr. (51). However, he still fits the bill of exceptional good looks and talent, he just ruined his high-earning 30s potential through irresponsible drug abuse.

And there you have it, gentlemen. The hollywood masterminds intimately understand the SMP, and make billions every year.

Be attractive, or the world is harsh.

When I was a beta I was always into women who're older than me. Don't know if it's the social programming or the fucked up "trying to find the maternal love" beta shit. Probably a bit of the both. Maybe those combined with MILF porn.

Now, I feel like I've been cured from a weird fetish.

Awesome post, good find. That's gold. In my Blue Pill days I was certain that my SMV peaked when I was in my early 20s, like a woman. Now I'm in my late 20s and am happy to know that my best days are still ahead of me. Reminds me of a Red Pill song I know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4KXWeW2u50

I know a lot of people who first find the red pill are angry and depressed, but it's honestly made me happy in the year or so since I've swallowed the pill. Understanding AWALT has made my relationships with women much more fulfilling. Red Pill = happiness, Blue Pill = depression

The slightly higher peak in actress age as compared to the SMV curve is due to the feminine imperative.

Not quite. Those are normalized graphs, so the peak is higher with the women, because they spend less time there. Put it another way, the areas under each curve add up to one. The first graph was not normalized, and probably isn't based on real data. To put it yet another way: Both graphs say essentially the same thing, but the latter graph is not showing the 'attractiveness' on the y-scale, but the relative amount of attractiveness, or proportion for everyone in the group.

Would be good to put the two graphs side by side, and base them both from 15.

Good link!