>Besides, social interactions need some amount of deception; makeup is deception (and fake breasts, and hair dye, etc.) Sure, I can empathize with that, no-one

>Besides, social interactions need some amount of deception; makeup is deception (and fake breasts, and hair dye, etc.) Sure, I can empathize with that, no-one is perfect, not our heroes and certainly not myself. Ashamedly at one point, I seriously contemplated buying Twitter followers, as a quick boost to perceived social status. I was already rationalizing 'Oh it's just marketing' before deciding against it. It appears to be a slippery slope though, from which making up major parts of our life story, does seems rather far removed, from a flashy tie, or a dash of makeup. Could we not turn our gaze from heroes, instead towards ideals, knowing full well that we will never fully be able live up to them, but with the daily challenge to see how far we get?