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Don’t fear the wrinkle

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Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Wrinkles have been the bane of aging women's skin since forever. A fear of growing older and physical signs of aging is at the core of a $200 billion dollar anti-aging skin care industry, but there’s hope that this may start to change. Vox senior correspondent, Anna North, explains what’s behind a growing movement to love the skin we’re in, no matter what age. Read the full story: https://www.vox.com/22526590/wrinkles-skin-botox-aging-pandemic-filler Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Quick Hits ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Quick Hits by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. This episode was made by: - Hosts: Rebecca Jennings (@rebexxxa) Meredith Haggerty (@manymanywords) - Producer: Schuyler Swenson - Engineer: Paul Mounsey Support Vox Quick Hits by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.7

After 18 months of almost non-stop zoom calls and video chats, you might be sick of looking

0:37.7

at your own face. Maybe you've noticed a wrinkler tube that didn't always used to be there.

0:42.5

But the pandemic has caused many people to rethink the relationship with their appearance,

0:46.4

and that includes a growing acceptance of wrinkles. Today on the show we're featuring

0:50.7

an episode of Vox Quick Hits hosted by Meredith Hagerty and Rebecca Jennings of the Goods.

0:55.4

They talked with senior correspondent Anna North about the history of anti-wrinkle tech,

0:59.3

and how recent body positivity movements are teaching us that actually, there's nothing

1:02.9

wrong with your face.

1:07.5

So I'm about to be 29, which means that every time I go online, I am just pretty much

1:12.0

bombarded with either advertisements or influencers trying to tell me that I need to desperately

1:17.8

protect myself from wrinkles. It's like your time is running out.

1:20.8

How was the time when you need a night cream? You retina and sunscreen, of course, and

1:24.2

it's like, yeah, I do all those things because I am also an active participant in this system.

1:29.0

As a woman who's, you know, pushing 30, it's a dangerous place to be, and so pretty much

1:33.8

every time I'm on the internet, I just see people younger than me, people older than me,

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