LooksMapping
37 comments
·July 4, 2025donatj
This is some old internet style shenanigans powered by modern technology.
I am here for it. I want more of this.
cobertos
> 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
thinkingemote
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.
eddythompson80
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?
thinkingemote
> 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. Yes, uniforms and music could also be influences too. We choose things because of multiple reasons. We also generally lie to ourselves and think we are less superficial than we are!
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 subconscious 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 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.
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getcrunk
I respect the novelty. It’s a meme idea, but the problem solving and coding is still legit as a quick and fun challenge.
Any details on how you managed to scrape the all mighty goog?
ouked
OP may have used their own method, but I believe you could use a provider like SerpAPI.
meindnoch
What's the purpose of this?
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Aesthetics
1GZ0
I love how quick people are to dismiss the obvious technical skill involved in making something like this, just because of the off-color premise.
pimlottc
This is gross on multiple levels.
rybosome
This appears to me to be intentional and ironic to make a point rather than in earnest.
I am interpreting this as a statement about snap judgements in an age where AI will increasingly play the role of a judge or assessor of humans.
Perhaps I’m wrong, but it seems too on-the-nose to be serious.
EDIT:
> This website just puts reductive numbers on the superficial calculations we make every day
From the website. If it is in earnest then I’d be embarrassed to have shilled for it, because I agree that the idea is stupid and gross.
bryanrasmussen
from their site https://walzr.com/
they made a fake steakhouse real for one night, got Twitter to verify a fake candidate for congress, etc. etc.
all signs point to art project.
hyperbolablabla
I really do think it's in earnest. I think the author is trying to justify its existence as "already a part of reality". I think it's quite despicable actually.
debesyla
I see this as an art project. (And technical exploration, because I wonder how did they manage to scrape Google.)
It's made by the dude that has a lot of similarly strange and technologically impressive projects: https://walzr.com/
tra3
I had a quasi physical reaction when reading the description. Not a good one.
I don’t remember hotornot being amongst asimovs 3 laws of robotics..is this really the future we deserve?
The author is gonna be vilified, but next year someone’s gonna come up with a cute name and a material design for this and gonna make bank.
I’m kinda curious to see what 1/10 people look like but these are real people right.
Takennickname
Nice try, restaurant owner with ugly people.
ynab10
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Mashimo
Why is 2/3 of LA restaurant visited by "old" people per this map?
I assume it's a racial thing and the AI could not really detect the age correctly?
In NY the Irish pubs are tagged as old, which kinda makes sense.
dan-robertson
Another bias can be who leaves reviews.
ljsprague
It's missing large parts of LA.
jofzar
https://looksmapping.com/paper.pdf
This feels oddly old school shit posty made reality
EarlKing
..........not a hotdog.
brcmthrowaway
When happens when a creator is stuck in a Twitter bubble
Mashimo
What kind of bubble do you think he is in?
Top 5 Restaurants (Female vs Male Preferences)
it looks like female => attractive