I really wonder what the filters are doing to beautiful girls’ mental state.
Nothing good. Kids These Days™ (I’m an old bat so everyone under ~25 is a kid 😅) have it really tough when it comes to appearance, and the pressure isn’t mainly on just women and girls anymore either – there’s a lot more pressure on guys too nowadays.
Younger generations have gotten many things way more right than us Gen X’s, but sadly many things are a lot more fucked up too. I’m so glad that when I was a teen smartphones weren’t a thing, let alone influencers, filters (literal airbrushing doesn’t count!), etc. etc., and “social media” was BBSs, Usenet, and IRC
Weirdly enough, even though I’m a huge scifi nerd the only Sterling I’ve read is The Difference Engine and that was a collab with Gibson. I’ll have to give Schismatrix a go!
Nothing good. Kids These Days™ (I’m an old bat so everyone under ~25 is a kid 😅) have it really tough when it comes to appearance, and the pressure isn’t mainly on just women and girls anymore either – there’s a lot more pressure on guys too nowadays.
Younger generations have gotten many things way more right than us Gen X’s, but sadly many things are a lot more fucked up too. I’m so glad that when I was a teen smartphones weren’t a thing, let alone influencers, filters (literal airbrushing doesn’t count!), etc. etc., and “social media” was BBSs, Usenet, and IRC
It feels like we’re on the verge of shapers and mechs being real things. (Read “Schismatrix” by Bruce Sterling for the reference.)
Weirdly enough, even though I’m a huge scifi nerd the only Sterling I’ve read is The Difference Engine and that was a collab with Gibson. I’ll have to give Schismatrix a go!