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Older bodies and faces are increasingly devalued, as people associate age with decreased health, regeneration, or energy. Sure, aging indeed comes with natural health considerations, but the lack of value or appreciation for aging is a byproduct of a culture enamored with youth.
Amanda R. Martinez • Many People Have A Fear Of Aging; These Helpers Ask: What If We Aged With Joy Instead?
When society glamorizes sexual attraction above all else and also reinforces that you hit the wall at 30, it can start to seem only rational to milk your youth and beauty for all it’s worth while you can, even if it’s a difficult and ugly experience
Not super different from “work like a dog retire early” mentality you... See more
divya vennx.comThat age “progressively destroys” women, but not men, is the crux of what Susan Sontag termed the double standard of aging, back in 1972.
Ashley Mears • Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit
Everyone under 30 is prematurely old (worried about savings, career, FIRE).
Everyone over 50 is desperately young (Burning Man, psychedelics).
My theory: Information abundance aged the young by showing them all future problems all at once.
Information abundance... See more
Fernando Nikolić 🇦🇷 🟠x.com