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I imagine that to be a stunningly beautiful young woman is similar to the experience of being a Hollywood celebrity. And not manifest sour grapes, but to slowly
by pmdulaney 5y ago
I imagine that to be a stunningly beautiful young woman is similar to the experience of being a Hollywood celebrity. And not manifest sour grapes, but to slowly lose that beauty over time must be difficult.
- jvanderbot 5y agoThey "lose beauty" in the eyes of the static, 20 year old beholder. But to peers / in their age cohort, they will always be more beautiful than average. That can continue to help. There's an age-centered / age-pass filter in most people's eyes anyway. Just about everyone older than, say, 40 is invisible (not a person) to an avg 20 year old. (Source: Was once 20, am now 40)
- lupire 5y agoAfter high school, no one cares much about age cohort. There's no 40-50yr-old bracket at my job or in a political campaign or at a car dealership.
- jvanderbot 5y agoThis just isn't true. Nobody cares, but everyone is probably closest to people their age. Most my friends at work are about my age (or at least how old I look). This is obvious because of our career stage, which advances steadily with age. 99% of my personal friends and professional network are my age +/- 5 years, thanks to research / conference experience and career cohort effects. When I look ahead to those jobs I hope to have, most of them are 45-55 and have peers in that age range as well.