The Ugly Truth About Our Obsession With Social Media’s Beauty Filters
<p>Even before the invention of glass-blowing in the 14th century, when the first undistorted mirrors became available, humans had an almost <em>instinctual</em> desire to see themselves.</p>
<p>But although our early ancestors only had distorted reflections at their disposal— <a href="https://www.economist.com/1843/2014/04/22/the-tyranny-of-the-mirror" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">the earliest manmade mirrors</a>, dating back to around 6,000 B.C.E., were polished disks of stone— that didn’t stop them from caring about their appearance. Some of the earliest cosmetics and beauty tools appeared around the same time in the land of ancient Egyptians, who regarded beauty as a sign of holiness and an indicator of good health and social status.</p>
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