Whether a man was attractive in the eyes of the opposite sex depended on many things.
For example, was he handsome, dashing, or particularly refined? Did his choice of clothes and the way he dressed highlight his unique character?
Did he have a stable and respectable job? What was his family background like? Was he wealthy...
There were far too many things that could influence a woman's standards for judging whether a man was attractive. Moreover, those standards were basically completely different in the eyes of different people!
There was no fixed standard answer, so there was no standard answer that could be applied to every girl.
But for men, whether a male friend was attractive depended on just a few simple points.
1. Could he brag? 2. Could he hold his liquor?
3. Could he have fun with everyone else?
There might be some minor differences, but generally speaking, as long as a man met two of these three points—especially the third—then he was an attractive man in the eyes of other men! They did not care how much money you had or whether you were handsome. After all, they were not interested in your ass. They simply wanted to have fun! Arthur was very good at bullshitting, and every day, the material he used for his boasts came from things he had gathered from the television the night before.
After a whole day's indoctrination, the coworkers seemed to have begun shifting their focus. They started paying attention to the World Bank Alliance's conspiracy against the Federation! "Some people don't want to see us rise. Our rise harms the interests of certain countries and organizations, so that's why they're doing this!"
A group of exploited and oppressed people were discussing matters that only the masters of the country would