Aging is a privilege that not everyone gets to enjoy, but it can be hard to grasp. The prospect of losing one's youth can be daunting, especially for young women—now Gen Zers, who have grown up among harsh beauty standards perpetuated by social media, the normalization of cosmetic surgery and AI .

A wave of social media trends has cast new light on how looking eternally young became a benchmark not just of beauty, but of social value. In one popular format, women post close-up videos with captions like “this is the skin of a 27-year-old,” only to face swarms of comments judging whether their appearance is acceptably wrinkle-free, or, disdainfully noted to be prematurely aged.

Another trend sees 30-somethings attempting to reassure younger followers that turning 30 is not a death se

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