you all have tiktok brain. the average person is not an influencer or a model. most people have several conventionally unattractive features. if everyone you match with on dating apps ends up being a "poly uggo" guess who are looksmatched with...
so maybe stop hating yourself
an unexplored aspect of the "lol poly people ugly" discourse is the fact that a lot of people think average = ugly, and they are unprepared for the fact they are *also* average and ugly.
So here's a little scoop: you know Goose, that new gay dating app? It's apparently been using a network of AI-generated Instagay accounts to lure dudes onto the app. Here's what we learned in our @WIRED investigation: 🧵
i am actually starting to get a little tired of people overreacting to normal sexual advances from other people in mostly appropriate contexts. and ofc i’m not talking about physically grabbing unsuspecting people or flashing or anything genuinely gross like that, but if you are an adult and get into social situations, sometimes other adults will express sexual interest in you. you haven’t been raped because someone hit on you. assert a clear boundary if its unwanted, you can do it. tired of everyone living in fear of initiating normal adult relationships because you never know who is mentally 12 years old about sex and will crash out if you are sexually comfortable and open about that around them
We need to bring back intellectual elitism. Sorry, but a virologist will always know more about vaccines than a yoga mommy blogger with a ChatGPT Plus subscription.
The lowland streaked tenrec is found in the rivers & marshes of Madagascar. It has detachable and barbed quills like a porcupine.
(Photos flickr/hakoar)