Beauty

Pretty Punishment: The Invisible Suffering Of Exceptionally Beautiful Women

As we become a more digital society, we become a more visual one. Influencers, celebrities, and "looksmaxxers" rise on its back, but are also kept in its clutches with new insecurities and paranoias from which they were previously unburdened.

By Jaimee Marshall10 min read
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Throughout history, there have been countless lessons about the fleeting nature, danger, and corruptibility of vanity, as well as its superiority, ties to virtue, and moral character. So, is beauty good or bad? Is it virtuous or corruptible? Is it to be coveted or treated with suspicion?