Between GLP-1, injections, surgery, and keeping up with fashion; I genuinely don’t know what anyone looks like anymore. We have more available to us than ever before and yet, instead of leaning into the ability to use those things to make us unique, we all look more and more the same and less like ourselves.
It’s honestly exhausting.
I am very much a believer in doing what makes you happy. Choosing whatever that looks like. But there is a massive difference between doing something because it genuinely brings you joy, and doing it because a relentless algorithm convinced you that you needed to be fixed.
We’ve traded individuality for a template. We are consuming the same content, buying the same fast fashion trends, and chasing the same filtered aesthetic. In a world that constantly tells us to "be ourselves," the collective pressure to conform to a specific, carbon copied standard of appearance has never been higher.
When did "less is more" become a radical concept?
The culture of constant optimization; the idea that every fine line, every curve, and every unique physical trait is a flaw to be corrected; is a hamster wheel with no exit. We’re burning an incredible amount of energy, time, and money just to look like a copy of a copy.
I love seeing people thrive. I love when people feel confident in their own skin. But real confidence shouldn't require a total erasure of the things that make us distinct human beings.
Maybe the most rebellious thing we can do right now is just stop. Stop chasing the next quick fix. Stop buying into the influencer driven narrative that we are constantly lacking.
I’m not saying stop caring, and I’m definitely not saying stop doing the things that make you feel good. I’m just saying it’s time to tune out the noise. Stop letting an outside narrative dictate your choices, and stop consuming what someone else was paid to promote. Instead, look inward. Simply do the things you are genuinely drawn to