2.5 hrs of makeup: Japan teen struggles with social media beauty standards

giuliomagnifico 11 points 6 comments October 31, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)

MisterTea

I am getting a 403 for whatever reason.

hyperhello

Wait until the teen becomes an adult and finds out how much pointless, performative work it takes. Oops, wasn’t supposed to let that cat out of the bag yet!

sfpk

Hard to be the prettiest girl in the village, when you live in a global village.

AngryData

Im not sure she would act any different without social media, she and everyone else like het would just be a bit worse at it using gossip and beauty magazines instead of video tutorials.

bigbadfeline

Hey, put AI to work everywhere and give women all the time they need for beautifying themselves. Many don't understand the value of this but it'll become clear when it happens.

likoya

Makeup is a form of fraud, yet wmn think they are owed compensation for being the scammers

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