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A comment on Instagram Face: The rise of selfie make-up and quest for hyper-perfection (2018). Parent comment

Re:Instagram Face: The rise of selfie make-up and quest for ... by onion2k on Friday December 13, 2019 @02:44AM (#21779833)
Why are you assuming it's supposed to be attractive? It's optimised for getting 'likes', not dates.

The assertion that every picture of yourself is driven by a biological urge to reproduce is wrong. Humans do stuff for many more reasons than that.

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Re:Instagram Face: The rise of selfie make-up and quest for ... by adrianN on Friday December 13, 2019 @03:21AM (#21779974)
Pretending to be available for dates is a very effective way of getting "likes".
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Re:Instagram Face: The rise of selfie make-up and quest for ... by tsukurimashou on Friday December 13, 2019 @06:26AM (#21780725)
Attractiveness is subjective, but most of the time, people find attractive the fact someone seems "open" for dates.
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