Why Aging Is Environmentally Coherent
Aging is environmentally coherent. Plastic surgery is not. I say that without judgment. Last year, I pulled a back muscle getting out of bed too quickly. Aging is humbling. Now I get out of bed slower. But plastic surgery has that same “off” feeling as a Cybertruck. You live among us. We recognize you as human. You […]
Why Style Starts Watching You Back
I was reading about Foucault’s idea of the panopticon. The basic premise is simple. At a certain point, you don’t need anyone watching you. You start watching yourself. I thought about clothing when I read that. And more specifically, style culture online. When I was online more frequently, there was a lot of discussion about “cringe.” […]