Ep. 632: AI Keeps Moving the Attractiveness Goal Posts
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The episode discusses the impact of AI on beauty standards and self-worth in society.
As AI gets more advanced, we’re seeing an influx of AI “influencers” and it’s getting hard to tell, y’all. And even when we know an account is AI, we still find ourselves comparing our looks and lives to the fake ones, and feeling shitty in the process. We know that “83 year old model” is fake, but she’s still #goals. Unfortunately, we still live in a society that conflates our worth with our looks, and the goal posts just keep moving father back as editing and fake content just keeps flooding our feeds. As much as we wish we could opt out of the beauty rat-race entirely, we find ourselves stuck in it time and time again. But hey, we’re at least trying to own it. Two types of entrepreneurs [1:57] AI content is taking over [5:25] Differentiating human-made content [7:40] Does the end justify the means? [9:55] Who decides where the line is? [13:18] The struggles of new generations [15:14] Classism in the beauty industry [20:20] Our social worth is tied to how we look [23:52] Trying to remain optimistic, despite the horrors [28:25] Knowing what battles are worth it [32:30] Subscribe to The Lighthouse Letters https://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/ Don’t forget to leave us a review and…
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