Being old *is* awful. I watched what advanced age did to both my parents and grandparents and no amount of platitudes about "wisdom" or "golden years" will change that. That said, 40-50 is hardly "old."
Like…, don’t do this. Just don’t put your picture on a public forum asking millions of strangers to tell you how you look and “ruin your day.” Problem solved! Something has gone terribly wrong, and social media is the reason. In what normal, previous world has something like this ever, historically, been a good idea? When has this ever been something people would even THINK of doing? Is it not obvious that the result would be hundreds of gratuitous insults? Have people just become inured to the fact that this isn’t a normal way to behave, if you are a human being with normal feelings and the instinct to protect them? Also-, why is this even a story? This? Doesn’t. Matter. Listen to yourself, reporter: “Breaking news: some people are posting pictures of themselves and strangers are insulting them.” Wow. Also, what has society come to? Why do people participate in this form of what passes for a common culture among so many these days? Delete the app. Hang out with your friends. I bet if you delete TikTok, nothing happens, your life goes on as usual, maybe even better than usual. There is absolutely nothing you NEED it for.
If anyone needed to understand the enormous and real difference between genders, this story settles it. Only women, gay men or completely emasculated men (who are not men to me) could come up with something as insanely victimizing, masochistic and self- loathing as this.
Since they are trying to pass a censorship bill disguised as a ban Tik Tok bill I suspect the Biden Admin / Deep State started this fad as a way of furthering its passage.
This is really narcissism not self loathing at all. Self denigration keeps you completely at the center of your own focus. Oh my oh my so sad am I. I. I. I. I.......
Here's a secret my mom told me that may be helpful for millennials to remember. It will help them understand older people. No matter how old you are, you will always feel like you haven't aged as much because our brains still see us as us. It's the outer world who notices (or stops noticing). This is why you sometimes see 50 or 60 year olds (or Madonna) making fools of themselves. They don't feel any different. You won't, either. Also, while I'm on it, start asking yourselves how dumb you were 5 years ago. Doesn't matter what age you start. The answer will always be pretty dumb. There is no age at which you wake up one day and are done growing and learning.
I feel it, too. In my body, but my head doesn't recognize that I'm old looking throughout the day. I have to look in the mirror or have young people around.
Filters and cosmetic treatments are given as examples of distortions, but they are secondary. The primary distortion is the screen itself. At one time we all knew about the almost magical trait of photogeneity--it was even a special award at beauty pageants, and it's not age-dependent. I once knew an 80-something woman who appeared perfectly normal in person, but in any photo she lost years and became prettier. It's a phenomenon. I suppose if I were a USSC justice I might say I couldn't define what a pretty woman is because I'm not a physicist.
The screens have ruined everything, distorted everything, warped everything. Throw your phone away. If you're a parent, don't give one to your child. Turn back to the in-person world.
I think everyone is missing the reality that Tik Tok users (primarily Gen Z and Millienials) are just REALLY bad at guessing ages. I'm 46 and looking at these women I nailed almost all of my guesses (the first girl is clearly in her mid to late 30's). I think this is much more about the fact that social media, filters, etc. have completely warped people's ability to recognize what a normal 30 year old looks like IN REAL LIFE. While the factors of over botoxing/filling can definitely give young people who are doing those procedures earlier and earlier the look of being an older person trying to look young, the vast majority of these women look pretty normal for their age.
The issue is that these young Gen Z folks see way more filtered faces on social media than they do in real life these days and so they have a really skewed ability to recognize what a real person in their 30s looks like.
This article reminds me of the saying; “You can’t judge a book by the cover. It’s what’s on the inside that really matters.” I’m not one to tell anyone how to live their lives, but please don’t look for acceptance in people that you don’t know. Be thankful for what you have and who you are.
Being old *is* awful. I watched what advanced age did to both my parents and grandparents and no amount of platitudes about "wisdom" or "golden years" will change that. That said, 40-50 is hardly "old."
they should be asking ‘how self absorbed do I look’
By definition, if you post to TikTok your mental age is thirteen.
Like…, don’t do this. Just don’t put your picture on a public forum asking millions of strangers to tell you how you look and “ruin your day.” Problem solved! Something has gone terribly wrong, and social media is the reason. In what normal, previous world has something like this ever, historically, been a good idea? When has this ever been something people would even THINK of doing? Is it not obvious that the result would be hundreds of gratuitous insults? Have people just become inured to the fact that this isn’t a normal way to behave, if you are a human being with normal feelings and the instinct to protect them? Also-, why is this even a story? This? Doesn’t. Matter. Listen to yourself, reporter: “Breaking news: some people are posting pictures of themselves and strangers are insulting them.” Wow. Also, what has society come to? Why do people participate in this form of what passes for a common culture among so many these days? Delete the app. Hang out with your friends. I bet if you delete TikTok, nothing happens, your life goes on as usual, maybe even better than usual. There is absolutely nothing you NEED it for.
So, jobs are no longer a thing, then?
I hate social media
I will never understand why anyone - anyone - wastes their time with tiktok.
Hard to tell how old the people on TikTok are when 99% of them are hideous men wearing makeup and dresses.
That said, if you’re on TikTok you are a literal retard and deserve the aggravation.
If anyone needed to understand the enormous and real difference between genders, this story settles it. Only women, gay men or completely emasculated men (who are not men to me) could come up with something as insanely victimizing, masochistic and self- loathing as this.
Since they are trying to pass a censorship bill disguised as a ban Tik Tok bill I suspect the Biden Admin / Deep State started this fad as a way of furthering its passage.
This is really narcissism not self loathing at all. Self denigration keeps you completely at the center of your own focus. Oh my oh my so sad am I. I. I. I. I.......
Here's a secret my mom told me that may be helpful for millennials to remember. It will help them understand older people. No matter how old you are, you will always feel like you haven't aged as much because our brains still see us as us. It's the outer world who notices (or stops noticing). This is why you sometimes see 50 or 60 year olds (or Madonna) making fools of themselves. They don't feel any different. You won't, either. Also, while I'm on it, start asking yourselves how dumb you were 5 years ago. Doesn't matter what age you start. The answer will always be pretty dumb. There is no age at which you wake up one day and are done growing and learning.
I'm old and feel it, and I'm pretty sure Madonna is the same now as she was in the '80s.
I feel it, too. In my body, but my head doesn't recognize that I'm old looking throughout the day. I have to look in the mirror or have young people around.
Filters and cosmetic treatments are given as examples of distortions, but they are secondary. The primary distortion is the screen itself. At one time we all knew about the almost magical trait of photogeneity--it was even a special award at beauty pageants, and it's not age-dependent. I once knew an 80-something woman who appeared perfectly normal in person, but in any photo she lost years and became prettier. It's a phenomenon. I suppose if I were a USSC justice I might say I couldn't define what a pretty woman is because I'm not a physicist.
The screens have ruined everything, distorted everything, warped everything. Throw your phone away. If you're a parent, don't give one to your child. Turn back to the in-person world.
Don’t worry. After the atrocities come as a result of the invasion, these idiots will be lucky to be alive
I think everyone is missing the reality that Tik Tok users (primarily Gen Z and Millienials) are just REALLY bad at guessing ages. I'm 46 and looking at these women I nailed almost all of my guesses (the first girl is clearly in her mid to late 30's). I think this is much more about the fact that social media, filters, etc. have completely warped people's ability to recognize what a normal 30 year old looks like IN REAL LIFE. While the factors of over botoxing/filling can definitely give young people who are doing those procedures earlier and earlier the look of being an older person trying to look young, the vast majority of these women look pretty normal for their age.
The issue is that these young Gen Z folks see way more filtered faces on social media than they do in real life these days and so they have a really skewed ability to recognize what a real person in their 30s looks like.
This article reminds me of the saying; “You can’t judge a book by the cover. It’s what’s on the inside that really matters.” I’m not one to tell anyone how to live their lives, but please don’t look for acceptance in people that you don’t know. Be thankful for what you have and who you are.