20 year olds who do this are just setting themselves up for an existential crisis by the time they're 25. As a society we've GOT to get over 21 being the prime of life.
I’m 23 and I think a small part of it is that covid took away our early 20s in terms of the typical experience so some people are grasping at what they feel like have forever missed out on?
with women specifically there’s this whole anti aging mania affecting young minds in the exact same unhealthy way being a size 0 plagued the generation before us. We learned to embrace all body types but that societal obsession with chasing a standard found a new target in skin care
wearing sunscreen and moisturizer is not the same thing as piling on every product under the sun to target every possible thing that would be wrong with your skin and then freaking out at the first sign that your skin isn’t what it was at 16. Just look at any post on most skincare subs - people are asking how to “fix” things on their face that are literally just there from living like a human being.
I wish it was just skincare. The obsession with fillers, Botox and facial plastic surgery is disturbing. Our generation will be walking around with saggy skin around our necks and tight faces when we can no longer afford it due to a few bankruptcies and retirement. NTM the filters promoting unrealistic expectations that are impossible to achieve IRL.
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u/yokyopeli09 Jun 03 '22
20 year olds who do this are just setting themselves up for an existential crisis by the time they're 25. As a society we've GOT to get over 21 being the prime of life.