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In addition to the reasons provided, I'd posit two additional contributing factors: An absence of readily accessible - nay oppressively omnipresent - pop-cultu
by Jedd 5y ago
In addition to the reasons provided, I'd posit two additional contributing factors:
An absence of readily accessible - nay oppressively omnipresent - pop-culture & advertising, pushing infeasibly perfect images, and
A relative scarcity of mirrors. Yes, 'proper' mirrors had been invented a hundred years before this era, but even by the early 20th century they'd still have been a luxury item, especially for people in this kind of pervasive poverty.
- snek_case 5y agoAnother thing that was lacking back then is digital cameras, or even affordable chemical film. At the time, photography was a lot more expensive, and you probably only got one shot of a person. Today, we can get a preview on a digital camera's screen and we can take as many photos as we want, and then edit them afterwards. That just leads to better looking photos being presented.