Why are we so plastic?

sur la tete?

 

thats not plastic. we are very strongly visual creatures and this whole esthetics thing had alot of deep roots in our psychology that Im sure I dont know about at all.

 

idealism and humanism don't need anything from me

 

We have turned into very strongly visual creatures, aestethically.
The need to look good has become our first importance.
After that comes water, food and shelter.

 

Yeah, I'm going to delete my pics because Bird decided it wasn't cool.

 

I know you are way too vain to ever do that, so you take a cheap shot at the easy target.

 

I've got high hopes for this thread.

 

i dont' treat anyone differently for the way they look.

 

bird, i feel like you have a lot of issues with the humans in the present world. but this vanity isnt new, just widespread and seemingly over the top, maybe it is over the top, but thats because its easy to be over the top and there are so many people, and so many media outlets everywhere.

 

So the media controls us, and not the other way around as it should be.

 

Sure there are people who are too vain, but let them be, its who they are and how they see themselves.

 

You're the easy target? I wouldn't go that far. I kinda like you.

I have no desire to delete my pictures because you think they are vain. I do not.

 

I don't see anything wrong with looking good (clean and groomed and nicely dressed). It's good to put forth a nice image of yourself. I see beauty in everyone, and I NEVER treat someone differently because of how they look.

 

this vanity we have now isn't new, it's been around for a long ass time
and i do not think it's any worse than it's ever been
i would go as far to say it's safer than it's ever been
plastic surgery is alot more safe than ever

everyone wants to be complimented, everyone wants to be loved, insecurities are completely natural

 

There is beauty in the world, we as humans (all of us) are part of the beauty. What's wrong with enjoying the scenery?

 

I kinda like you too, but I was hoping I could shift the balance by getting a popular RTer to delete his photographs.

 

Absolutely nothing.
But as Cate already said: it has went over the top.
Way over the top, to the point of a mental illness or an addiction.
A plague, a virus.

 

See now flattery will get you somewhere with me.

Maybe I should...

 

the need for acceptance and worth in the eyes of others is deeply ingrained in the human psyche. people love compliments as long as they are sincere (and sometimes even if they're not,) this is not limited to compliments of physical appearance. that kind of compliment, while they make me feel all fuzzy inside, are the most hollow of all. I can not be blamed or praised for my genetic makings.

but I do appreciate beauty. and I do not like looking at ugly, asymmetrical people. this does not mean I judge them on any other merit than their character.

as for your challenge, I had photos in my gallery for a very brief while, and I have never had a signature. I put up photos because I thought, like someone said, it's nice to attach a face to the name. then everyone told me how ugly I was, so I immediately took them down, tears glistening my cheeks.