Probably the latter but social media accelerated it.
The 'normisation' of the Internet thanks to smartphones has only been a bad thing. Before when you needed some technical expertise to effectively use it, there was a gatekeeper to ensure you couldn't be bombarded with messaging.
Now thanks to smartphones giving 24hr easy access, it opened up the sewage gates..
More like the radiation vs the fire storm both from the same nuke. Its the same issue just expressed in a different way, same root causes.
The question is, what is that root cause, social media, the media, living in cities, some outside force pushing both...
Probably the latter but social media accelerated it.
The 'normisation' of the Internet thanks to smartphones has only been a bad thing. Before when you needed some technical expertise to effectively use it, there was a gatekeeper to ensure you couldn't be bombarded with messaging.
Now thanks to smartphones giving 24hr easy access, it opened up the sewage gates..
Heh, I remember when people said that what GUIs did.
Women tend to be much more social creatures, and to me that means gossip and praise/shaming is much more prevalent in their social circles.
Women caught in the toxic beauty loop seem to want to be praised by their peers and seem to be scared of the rejection that they'll get if they slip.
Women caught in the toxic body positivity loop seem to want to bully others into praising them for basically giving up on their health.
either way, it's all about what others think about them and not what they think about themselves.