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seveneyesoup · 2 years

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thinking about how people used to say “this is my aesthetic” and now they ask “what aesthetic is this?” something something curating for yourself vs looking to participate in something already made for you

#idk someone could argue that there’s often little communities around aesthetics #so people asking are hoping not to fit in in the conformity sense but in the belonging one #might be a fair argument but there’s always the option to just. look at who the person whose aeathetic you like is following #follow those people too and so on #which may be a lost skill on tiktok given how people commented that they couldn’t find people to follow on tumblr #anyway idk the other thing is that aesthetic seems more uh. prescriptive these days?#and on tiktok especially; your aesthetic isn’t just a set of visuals you find appealing (like it was on here for the longest time)#(arguably still is here today) but encompasses how you dress how you do your hair and makeup and even how you decorate your home #even out to the books you read or music you listen to #and like it’s not like there’s not a precedent for that. but usually those kinda went the other way? new band on the scene w distinctive #looks; other people who like the music take notes and soon you’ve got yourself a subculture #substance yielding aesthetic and not an amalgamation of substance starting from the end point of a curated aesthetic #a pre-curated aesthetic; not one that’s being curated by the individual but one that the individual chooses like idk a dnd class #and there’s always been trends and shit maybe this is just old man yelling at cloud #but like. maybe it’s that all of this is being done and posted #and it’s not like you can’t post things you’re proud of to share them but how much of it is bc you like it for yourself #eating tree bark

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