The Internet is full of attractive people everywhere. Algorithms are designed to reward those who are younger and more symmetrical. Not only that, but celebrities show us their behind-the-scenes, dreamlike lives; and, to top it all off, both porn and AI push us to idealise youth and beauty. And if you add to that Instagram filters, Facetune, ring of light and strategic angles, we are all living in a parallel universe where beauty seems to be on a completely different level. It’s as if reality is an inferior version of what we see online, and that, believe me, is reshaping our expectations, not just of beauty, but of what is truly attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s a fact: unrealistic beauty standards on the internet are destroying our self-esteem and our mental health. Nor can we overlook in all this digital drama how difficult it is to meet and date. It’s becoming increasingly common to hear men rate actresses like Sydney Sweeney or Margot Robbie as \u2018mediocre\u2019 or give them a 7 out of 10 on the beauty scale. \u2018In the old days, [men] saw like 200 attractive girls in their lifetime and now that’s what they see a day,\u2019 says influencer Tinx. More than half of American adults say their dating has gotten worse in the last ten years<\/strong><\/a>. Has overexposure to good-looking people shot our standards through the roof?<\/p>\n\n\n\n