Well in today's world, there's a given set of features you need to have to be considered pretty — symmetric features, fair skin, long silky hair (for women) and so on. Based on that, it's not wrong to say she's not pretty in people's eyes.
However, there are some people (mind you, this number is much less than the previous group) who try to look for some good feature or the other in a person, that fits society's standards of beauty. In this case, they may find the girl pretty.
It doesn't change the fact that she lacks in other aspects of physical beauty and hence cannot be considered “beautiful” by the general populace.
This is a YouTuber called Nikki Lilly.
"everyone is beautiful!"
Nikki is not beautiful, and that doesn't make her any less amazing.
Joker is a critique of capitalism.
Throughout the film, you see numerous examples of how IF THERE WAS ONLY MORE GOVERNMENT THEN THINGS WOULD BE BETTER…
Trash and rats in the streets, i.e. not enough garbage collectors.
Crime increasing, i.e. not enough police.
Depression increasing, i.e. not enough mental service workers.
Child abuse, i.e. not enough child care providers.
Rioting, i.e. not enough government regulations and taxation on the 1%.
It’s a very Hobbesian view of human nature where without a strong government authority humans become brutish animals…
“[Without tho government] the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” — Thomas Hobbes
The movie’s premise is that cutting government services leads to a morally-bankrupt society.
The premise isn’t that far-fetched because we’ve seen it play out before in American history...
Just put yourself in the shoes of a 1920s coal-miner. No matter how many self-help articles you read you probably wouldn’t be very happy, would you?
And now today we’re seeing as much inequality as we saw in the 1920s.
The average person increasingly feels cast-aside and disposable while the rich brag about how great the economy is for them.
Yes, you may live paycheck to paycheck, but just take that money and invest it in the stock market! Haven’t you heard this is the greatest time to invest?! We probably only have another year or so before another recession so your time is running out to get in while it’s still good!
Keep in mind too that a lot of the money being invested is really being stolen from future generations on low-interest loans because politicians lack the courage to address the national debt.
But be positive!
Yes, you were raised to believe, "you can be whatever you set your mind to" only to have that high hope comedically thrown in your face as you grow up barely able to live without the assistance of your parents.
Yes, the government artificially keeps home prices high so young people can’t afford to buy them while there are over 18 million vacant homes.
And hey, at least we have fancier stuff that serves to mask our deep social problems while keeping us chained to our desks so we can afford that next iPhone to shove in our faces so we can avoid genuine human connection.
Depression and suicide are on the rise amongst young people.
“Diagnoses of major depression have risen dramatically by 33 percent since 2013. This rate is rising even faster among millennials (up 47 percent) and adolescents (up 47 percent for boys and 65 percent for girls).” — Blue Cross Blue Shield, 2018 Health of America report
And the truth is, you have no choice but to be positive if you want to succeed in life.
Happier people work harder and are more likable. In an economy where being 1% better could mean eliminating 99% of your competition (or them eliminating you), you can’t afford to be sad.
(You ever notice fashion models don’t smile? It’s because stoicism is associated with wealth.)
But truth be told… it’s always been broken.
Consciousness carries a great weight.
“I just hope my death makes more cents than my life.” — Joker
Every age faces its challenges.
So the question becomes… how do you handle such a harsh world?
Do you lose hope? Do you become bitter about those who’ve wronged you? Do you turn your rage into hate? Do you tear down other people and look for shortcuts because you feel like that’s what everyone else did to succeed.
Do you maintain hope? Do you forgive those who’ve wronged you? Do you turn your rage into contribution? Do you build yourself up and live by a moral compass because you refuse to succeed any other way?
In other words, do you become Batman?
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