I used to think I was really ugly.
Then I learned about the idea that we were never meant to see our own faces the way we do now, and it just changed the way I see myself.
For most of human history, the only reflection we ever had was in water. We could see others, but we couldn’t endlessly compare ourselves, because we didn’t truly know what we looked like.
And then photos came out, and then videos, and now social media. We see millions of faces, and they're edited, they're filtered.
You think you're seeing what everyone else sees, but you're not. Other people don't study your face the way you do, every angle, every flaw.
Because you are not an image.
You are an experience,
And that's what people remember.
For most of human history, the only reflection we ever had was in water. We could see others, but we couldn’t endlessly compare ourselves, because we didn’t truly know what we looked like.
And then photos came out, and then videos, and now social media. We see millions of faces, and they're edited, they're filtered.
You think you're seeing what everyone else sees, but you're not. Other people don't study your face the way you do, every angle, every flaw.
Because you are not an image.
You are an experience,
And that's what people remember.
