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I wonder if that's true for people who end up spending more time on Instagram than elsewhere, and start finding the IG Face to be more "natural" and get weirded

I wonder if that's true for people who end up spending more time on Instagram than elsewhere, and start finding the IG Face to be more "natural" and get weirded out when they see people with wrinkles and stuff. I'm assuming here that "natural" is a result of what you (and I, since I feel similarly) are just used to.

wreath 7y ago
> and get weirded out when they see people with wrinkles and stuff. Well someday they will have to look around them and see people with wrinkles... in real life.. unless they are too hooked to their phones to even realize this.
- dwighttk 7y ago
  AR facetune will save them.
  - zo1 7y ago
    You probably said that tongue in cheek, but that's probably where we're headed. People value their social media intensely, and the combination of the two will naturally happen as a consequence of VR/AR becoming ubiquitous in our lives.
    - sangnoir 7y ago
      That would be an interesting twist on purchasing "cosmetic skins" IRL-ish (or more likely, monthly subscription. "For $5/mo more, you get our no gray-hair add-on"
    - Sohcahtoa82 7y ago
      I can't help but feel like that's so incredibly dystopian.
    - filoleg 7y ago
      A bit of a side-topic, but I believe there are even more interesting consequences/applications of future AR when it comes to looks. Why bother with only "fixing" certain things about your looks, whereas you can look like something/someone completely different? With AR advanced enough, I believe we will get to the point of multiple "realities" overlaid on top of the real one, which opens doors for so many interesting possibilities and applications. Don't like that pesky skyscraper blocking view of the lake from your apt? Luckily, there is a reality server you can subscribe to that has it removed. Or another reality server that acts like ad-block for real life. When the AR tech matures and gets in the hands of an average person, I expect life to change in such a crazy way, that changes brought by wide smartphone adoption will look like a tiny blip in comparison.
- neuralRiot 7y ago
  >Well someday they will have to look around them and see people with wrinkles... in real life.. Yeah it’s called “getting old” and one of the beauties of it is not caring for what others think about you or needing that acceptance feeling.
CM30 7y ago
I agree with this. What's seen as natural definitely appears to be a result of what you're used to. What's more, it's not just visual traits either. No, I suspect a lot of people feel an American accent is the 'norm' now as well, in part due to how much popular media originates in the US (and how many internet influencers seem to be from there). And there are definitely quite a few stories of people assuming their own country/culture works like the US/Europe/wherever based on what media they watch and who they follow online. Could be interesting to see a study about this stuff.
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wreath 7y ago

> and get weirded out when they see people with wrinkles and stuff. Well someday they will have to look around them and see people with wrinkles... in real life.. unless they are too hooked to their phones to even realize this.

dwighttk 7y ago
AR facetune will save them.
- zo1 7y ago
  You probably said that tongue in cheek, but that's probably where we're headed. People value their social media intensely, and the combination of the two will naturally happen as a consequence of VR/AR becoming ubiquitous in our lives.
  - sangnoir 7y ago
    That would be an interesting twist on purchasing "cosmetic skins" IRL-ish (or more likely, monthly subscription. "For $5/mo more, you get our no gray-hair add-on"
  - Sohcahtoa82 7y ago
    I can't help but feel like that's so incredibly dystopian.
  - filoleg 7y ago
    A bit of a side-topic, but I believe there are even more interesting consequences/applications of future AR when it comes to looks. Why bother with only "fixing" certain things about your looks, whereas you can look like something/someone completely different? With AR advanced enough, I believe we will get to the point of multiple "realities" overlaid on top of the real one, which opens doors for so many interesting possibilities and applications. Don't like that pesky skyscraper blocking view of the lake from your apt? Luckily, there is a reality server you can subscribe to that has it removed. Or another reality server that acts like ad-block for real life. When the AR tech matures and gets in the hands of an average person, I expect life to change in such a crazy way, that changes brought by wide smartphone adoption will look like a tiny blip in comparison.
neuralRiot 7y ago
>Well someday they will have to look around them and see people with wrinkles... in real life.. Yeah it’s called “getting old” and one of the beauties of it is not caring for what others think about you or needing that acceptance feeling.

CM30 7y ago

I agree with this. What's seen as natural definitely appears to be a result of what you're used to. What's more, it's not just visual traits either. No, I suspect a lot of people feel an American accent is the 'norm' now as well, in part due to how much popular media originates in the US (and how many internet influencers seem to be from there). And there are definitely quite a few stories of people assuming their own country/culture works like the US/Europe/wherever based on what media they watch and who they follow online. Could be interesting to see a study about this stuff.

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