From overdone plastic surgery to open-concept floor plans, we’re designing our lives to look good on camera instead of optimizing for what we need. Influencer culture — and our constant exposure to curated, edited and optimized images — has reshaped the way we see the world and ourselves. But chasing the perfect image can leave real life feeling strangely hollow.
Host Megan McArdle unpacks how we got here — and how to start seeing past the screen.
Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/impromptu/everyone-wants-to-live-like-an-influencer-now/
Author : Regina de Heer, Timothy Wolff
Publish date : 2026-04-24 10:00:00
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