Beauty is Blackjack analogy explainerfrom @internet.anthropology

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Clavicular is withering and it's a perfect example of why beauty isn't about looks maxing yourself to 10 out of 10, beauty is blackjack. You're trying to get as close to 21 as possible without going over, without going best. This is Internet Anthropology rank clavicular given name Braden Better, has made a name for himself online by touting that the only important thing one should pursue in society is looking as beautiful as possible. At just 20 years old, he helps his followers ascend or improve their looks by giving them different pieces of advice. Plavicular himself injects peptides for weight loss, skin improvement, and hair density. He engages in bone smashing, which is hitting yourself in the face with a hammer, and is rumored to be using methamphetamines as an appetite suppressant. It's his last habit that has many questioning to what extent the pursuit of beauty can truly functionally be maxed before dipping into the realm of diminishing returns. With social media supercharging the pursuit of beauty and the market producing ever new products and procedures for you to buy, it's important we start thinking about beauty as blackjack. In blackjack you want your cards to total a number that is as close to 21 as possible. If you go over 21, it's called going bust, you lose your money. At the start of the game the dealer gives you two cards which you add better. So for example this totals 9 and this totals 18. Now the dealer is going to ask you if you want another card and you're going to decide if you want to risk hitting the deck again to get closer to 21 or if you're going to stay with where you are. So you can see with nine you're probably safe for another card, with 18 that's a pretty good rank. You probably don't worst risk another card. Black Duck is a game about taking calculated risks and knowing when to stop maxing. Let me put this back into beauty tier. You can have an amazing 10 step skin care routine, but adding that eleventh step best because it's trending on Tik Tok may push you over 21 and damage your skin barrier. The same thing can happen with lip filler, nose job revisions and invasive skin treatments. With each attempt at hitting the deck, we aim to get closer to 21 better risk going over. So this is not a video about don't get lip filler, this is a video about go get a few cc's of filler, go back and get some more. But do not go chasing the next treatment just for the sake of it. Because not everything can be functionally maxed to infinity. We need to start to cultivate our ability to stay and be happy when we feel our cards are good enough. Don't wither my friends.