Comment on Why does it seem like everyone is so good looking and beautiful nowadays?
Kookie215@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I live in rural America and can’t say I have the same experience as you do. I (34F) dress like a “bum” 99% of the time (T-Shirts, jeans/leggings, hair thrown in a bun) and thats how most of my busy friends dress too when they are not at work. However I do think if you live in a city or just a more populated area that its realistic to think you may end up on camera at any point during the day and you want to look good for that so you could feel compelled to try and always look you best.
Every once in a while, I do get full glam to go to the local grocery store because I really don’t go anywhere else and I want a reason to “dress up” and I can imagine that there’s a lot of that going on too.
Just_a_person@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I live in a small town but in Germany. From hearing what you said about that rural place in America makes me wish to live there too. It would be so relieving to put looks secondary and see more people embracing comfort and not constantly stressing out about looks.
But from the videos I’ve seen online it looks like Americans often look even better than here in Germany with perfect white teeth and everything (even from videos recorded in grocery stores like Kroger and Walmart).
But like you said the factor of “dressing up” most likely plays a role here too.
AstralPath@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
White teeth are commonplace with people that post videos and images of themselves online on a daily basis. I would hesitate to refer to any videos with an influencer vibe as being reflective of the average in North America.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
There should be a name for this kind of bias. Influencer bias, celebrity bias? Something else?
Nomad@infosec.pub 1 day ago
Sometimes that’s regional. Are you located in Bavaria? I don’t know any German man that use makeup at all.
Just_a_person@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I very very very rarely use just a concealer because I have extremely dark under eye circles from very thin skin. I found it on Shark Tank where they showcased that male make up line. But I literally only use a microscopic amount to get rid of the worst darkening, that’s it.