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The problems with TikTok's controversial 'beauty filters'
- ggm 4y agoI believe some people now seek body modifications which match the outputs of the filtered images. When it comes to "duck lips" and buccal fat removal, I can't explain it any other way. If you see reinforcing imagery to match surgically modified state visible in the mirror, I guess it's reinforcing. It's understood that body image and fashion or style now meets self desire, and is not for others to judge. In that context, the functional mismatch between what people say attracts them if asked, what causes heightened engagement if exposed to it, and what people react to publicly is pretty disjoint. How people self modify their image and ultimately themselves seems to be in a feedback loop of bad outcome, in my entirely subjective opinion. In the end, it's personal choice. If it goes to mental health, it might be personal choice with negative outcome.