beauty got commoditized. interesting is still scarce.

what most ppl fail to understand is that capitalism has turned beauty into a commodity. roughly speaking.

e.g. just go anywhere in nyc & you'll see it immediately. ~beautiful ppl are everywhere. beautiful ppl at coffee shops. beautiful ppl going out. beautiful ppl walking dogs they prolly chose for brand alignment.

& ozempic will simply accelerate this even further.

so what is scarce?

well, being interesting. having taste. being funny. being able to hold a real conversation. being someone another person actually wants to think with. that stuff does not commoditize easily at all. ppl yearn to spend time with ppl who help them understand themselves & the world better they could ever do it alone. you'll get tired of looking at a good looking person eventually, that's virtually guaranteed.

which is why it's funny that so many people are still optimizing for hot as if hot is rare or even lasts. that's why ppl are potentially paying more for intellectual connection than physical connection.

ppl still yearn to connect with those that can keep their mind awake after their eyes have already adjusted.