the worst thing you can be is your age

download opera here: https://opr.as/Opera-browser-blacktea... ----------------------------------------- we’re officially in the age olympics - a place where no one knows what 25, 30, or 40 actually look like anymore, everyone is terrified of “showing their age,” and #tiktok has turned youth into a competitive sport. in today's video, we unpack why #genz is desperate to look younger, why “you look great for your age” is not the compliment people think it is, how the #beautyindustry is now targeting kids (yes… literal kids), and why #aging itself isn’t the taboo anymore - looking like you aged is. lesss go! ----------------------------------------- 🍿 timestamps: 0:00 - the age olympics: a race to look younger and younger 3:58 - opera 5:52 - the panic around turning 30 7:57 - no one knows what any age looks like anymore 11:17 - why women are terrified of aging 14:44 - how the beauty industry profits from fear 17:23 - shay mitchell’s skincare… for kids?? 19:08 - is it aging… or did you just not try hard enough? 24:51 - final thoughts ----------------------------------------- ❤️ please consider supporting the channel on patreon:   / blackteanosugar   ----------------------------------------- 🎥 more videos: gen z is stuck in childhood:    • inner child, consumerism & nostalgia - why...   the scam of a high value woman:    • high-value woman & the dangers of TikTok d...   ----------------------------------------- 🗞️ sources: quote from the intro: https://www.vogue.com/article/why-are... This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/sk... https://thred.com/style/how-tiktok-is... https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles... https://www.glamour.com/story/shay-mi... https://www.glamour.com/story/kids-ob... https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-te... https://edition.cnn.com/style/article... https://www.statista.com/statistics/2... https://gcimagazine.texterity.com/gci... https://www.voguearabia.com/article/w... https://www.independent.co.uk/life-st... https://www.vogue.com/article/sarah-j... ----------------------------------------- find me on socials: 🕯️ instagram:   / blackteanosugarrr   🕯️ pinterest:   / blackteanosugarr   🕯️tiktok:   / blackteanosugarrrr   💌 contact me via: [email protected] thanks for watching and have a good one! xx