@mightypursuit: **LINK IN BIO FOR FULL EPISODE** Even if you bought every product, followed every routine, went to the gym religiously, and did everything you learned on social media, there would still be a limit to how much you could change your appearance. And that's the elephant in the room. Aging "gracefully" often costs an extraordinary amount of money. Cosmetic procedures, dermatologists, trainers, chefs, stylists, surgeries, recovery, and years of maintenance can easily total hundreds of thousands (and for some public figures, millions) over the course of a lifetime. Which means the average person is constantly being sold a fantasy they could never realistically attain. Because beauty is not just about effort. It is also about genetics, money, time, and access. And that points to a larger overall point. Beauty functions like every other scarce form of status. If everyone could buy it, it would lose much of the social power that makes it valuable in the first place. Just as money loses value when everyone has it, beauty loses status when it is no longer scarce. That's why we wanted to sit down with Dr. Renee Engeln. As one of the world's leading psychologists studying body image, she helps us separate what is biology, what is culture, what is marketing, and what industries benefit from keeping us convinced that beauty is simply a matter of trying harder. The full episode explores the psychology of beauty, self-objectification, aging, social media, and why so many people feel trapped chasing standards that were never designed to be attainable. Watch via the link in bio or search Mighty Pursuit Podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. #beauty #BeautyTok #beautytips

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