I really wonder what the filters are doing to beautiful girls’ mental state.
Nothing good. Kids These Days™ (I'm an old bat so everyone under ~25 is a kid 😅) have it really tough when it comes to appearance, and the pressure isn't mainly on just women and girls anymore either – there's a lot more pressure on guys too nowadays.
Younger generations have gotten many things way more right than us Gen X's, but sadly many things are a lot more fucked up too. I'm so glad that when I was a teen smartphones weren't a thing, let alone influencers, filters (literal airbrushing doesn't count!), etc. etc., and "social media" was BBSs, Usenet, and IRC
Weirdly enough, even though I'm a huge scifi nerd the only Sterling I've read is The Difference Engine and that was a collab with Gibson. I'll have to give Schismatrix a go!
That seems to be an app specific issue. Both the vid and the embedded picture look fine with Eternity.
Edit: Just noticed that the comment should contain the full mp4 and not just a preview picture. The vid in the comment is not loading for me either, but creates a preview picture.
13 Comments
borf@lemmynsfw.com · 6 pts · 2y
This actually makes me kinda sad. She's already perfectly proportioned, I really wonder what the filters are doing to beautiful girls' mental state.
haiweMei356@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 2y
Yeah, she just posted this comparison herself for awareness, she doesn't seem to feel the need to use filters herself for her content thankfully.
demonologic@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 2y
Nothing good. Kids These Days™ (I'm an old bat so everyone under ~25 is a kid 😅) have it really tough when it comes to appearance, and the pressure isn't mainly on just women and girls anymore either – there's a lot more pressure on guys too nowadays.
Younger generations have gotten many things way more right than us Gen X's, but sadly many things are a lot more fucked up too. I'm so glad that when I was a teen smartphones weren't a thing, let alone influencers, filters (literal airbrushing doesn't count!), etc. etc., and "social media" was BBSs, Usenet, and IRC
dirtywrekone@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 2y
It feels like we're on the verge of shapers and mechs being real things. (Read "Schismatrix" by Bruce Sterling for the reference.)
demonologic@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 2y
Weirdly enough, even though I'm a huge scifi nerd the only Sterling I've read is The Difference Engine and that was a collab with Gibson. I'll have to give Schismatrix a go!
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
It’s hard to tell because it’s so distorted
haiweMei356@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 2y
That should just be the thumbnail, the video itself looks fine to me
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
No, even when I go full screen it stays distorted
haiweMei356@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 2y
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
trolske@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 2y
That seems to be an app specific issue. Both the vid and the embedded picture look fine with Eternity.
Edit: Just noticed that the comment should contain the full mp4 and not just a preview picture. The vid in the comment is not loading for me either, but creates a preview picture.
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
It did not work in safari on my iPad either
haiweMei356@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 2y
The mp4 videos don't seem to work well across all apps, I uploaded it on the off chance it worked better for the other user.