Beauty In The Time Of Covid

What do people do when their most significant asset is their looks, and no one’s looking?

Erin King
ILLUMINATION
Published in
5 min readOct 28, 2020

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Many of us have been disoriented for the last six months or so. But it seems beautiful people have taken the biggest hit.

As we Regular Joes have our mini breakdowns facing instant Karma and our demons, the people who seem to be suffering most are those who shine most brightly in a crowd.

If pretty people get their validation from the rest of us, what happens when they’re alone?

What do people do when their most significant asset is their looks, and no one’s looking?

The answer as always seems to be social media.

Unlikely-suspects are making videos. We all know somebody who surfaced on social media with cringe-worthy lockdown posts.

Covid-19 has laid bare our individual and collective neediness for sure, but there have been some surprises.

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Celebrities seem especially vulnerable. Is it because they’re regularly surrounded by sycophants for flattery and bootlicking? With the right number of people praising…

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Erin King
ILLUMINATION

Writer, musician, toddler wrangler. Author: “How To Be Wise AF”, a 30-day prompted journal-find out more on Amazon. Contact me at howtobewiseaf@gmail.com