Jia Tolentino on ‘Our Plastic Surgery Nightmare’
Gia Tolentino argues that cosmetic enhancement, once a visible marker of wealth and vanity, has evolved into an invisible, algorithmically driven force reshaping human identity and eroding our connection to reality. The face, once a window into a person’s life and emotions, is now treated
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