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Before smartphones, reality TV was limited to just supermodels, but now, reality TV is everywhere. We are all reality TV stars, and you can't escape because if you do, you may as well be dead (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by quacky@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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I say "dead" because to be dead is to "not make an appearance". They describe celebrities as "making an appearance". Appearances has become our reality now. If you do not speak up, you are not heard and may as well be dead (invisible).

Think about all those people in prisons. they are invisible. They are to be tortured and no one knows about it. Think of all those people wrongfully detained or beat up by cops and there's no recording of it. No record = didn't happen; no pics = didn't happen. Why is it that we know of Einstein and not some other great genius? it's because Einstein has records while others don't.

If you don't not understand how to "look good on camera" you're basically screwed. We are all models, so might as well smile for the camera Understand how to look good on camera

“Modeling is truly an art form, and you have to respect it and do the research and the work,” says Liris Crosse, a leading plus-size model and former Project Runway winner, who also runs a model workshop and masterclass. It’s not enough to be physically attractive, she explains—you have to understand how to look good on camera. “I think it's important, especially for new models, to get information from people who have actually done it. I see people who offer classes and I’m like,** ‘I’ve never seen you** in an ad.’ I have the actual credentials to back it up. And I’m still working, so I'm continuously backing it up. I'm giving you the shortcut of what took me over a decade to get myself.” https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/become-model-4598/

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