the distinctive faces with 'that' expression

another thought i had browsing through the academy award photos is that so many of the faces now have the 'sameness' to it. the gender didnt matter, but so-called characterful faces (perhaps coupla years ago?) are now frozen in that same plastic smile.

i understand that initially botox treatment started in effort to get rid of wrinkles, because, well, most of human civilization do value 'youth' quite highly (nevermind the spring chicken mistakes that we all experience as youth, HAHA)(suppose that the value is in the 'fleeting nature' of the youth, that no one, even one of the greatest and richest emperors, qin shi huang, wasnt able to live 'forever,' though why would one would like to live forever is beyond my little scope at all). 

and wrinkles, therefore, became evil.
*insert a weak voice of wrinkle: 'but i didnt do anything-'
*muffling and shuffling and dragging to the back into a backstage somewhere-

and so then the botox came around and 'saved' people from 'time,'
and because it costs certain amount of money- and that it needs constant upkeep, it became a powerful symbol of its own: wealth.

i think people are free to choose their own adventures as far as pursuit of happiness is concerned. sure. if liposuction or body decoration makes you happy, go ahead.

the question  is about whether the particular pursuit of happiness is a genuine personal interest, or a mere wish to imitate, and to become part of something else (remember the movie inception? we didnt even know we all wanted botox until we start seeing it everywhere...)

anyway, it's bit bizarre to see so many different faces with same expressions: the wrinkle-less, immobile face parts, as they speak so animatedly on the media.

i hope none of their skin ever bursts because it's too tight to contain any human expressions... ive seen in passing in my dreams, and it made me wonder what my brain does when it's not being supervised. 

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