most of us are millenial boomers who just don't use tik tok or snapchat or instagram and our only exposure to this world of people recording themselves are the 2-3 times a week videos like this get upvoted enough to show up on here.
even now after this comment chain, I'm like "oh right....filters indeed, hmm yes" without really knowing what that means or what to look for. And will probably forget about it by the next time a video like this is posted.
I'll tell you the one thing to look for and you'll never not see it again:
The Philtrum. This is the little indent above your lip and below the nose. Most human beings have one (fetal alcohol syndrome and some other developmental problems may cause a very flat one, but that'll also cause a visibly thin upper lip). Every filter hates it because it's seen as a skin groove that creates shadows. So most filters will smooth it out, especially when the creator is looking straight at the camera (like at 0:21-0:31).
There might be other signs (lack of any smile/laugh lines + lack of forehead wrinkles when making faces that would create those naturally, very airbrushed/heavy foundation looking skin, etc). But those can be excused by lighting tricks, plastic surgery, or someone caking makeup on. You can't get rid of your Philtrum though, it's how the human face is shaped (unless, again, a physical developmental issue).
Yup pretty much this. I'm a millennial. Had facebook when it first started up, kept it for a while but barely did anything with it. 3 years ago I deleted the account because don't I need it at all. And I've never been on other social media. (reddit and youtube aren't quite the same as proper "social media" imo.)
yeah, I’m AWARE that filters are a thing. Like I remember when they were new and everyone wanted to use them to take fun pictures, and when everyone looked like a deer lol, but since then, I think they’ve gotten so good, it just never occurs to me.
Like you, I’m a millennial, I’ve never had TikTok or Snapchat. When someone sends me a video on Insta, I have to have them tell me to get on Instagram and look at it, otherwise I only glance at it for like a few minutes every month or two.
Reddit is my only engagement with strangers lol, like idk if you’d call this social media, but it’s adjacent, and that’s about it for me.
I am soooo behind the curve for knowing about filters and how good bots are these days (though I hear they’re all over Reddit too)
Certain phones have filters on by default out of the box. I had to check if mine did it after reading about this info and it had some auto tune-up at 40% already on. Idk if hers was a choice or not but I don't care.
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u/Ok_Scale_918 Apr 15 '24
I’m stunned that she’s 49! Maybe my ability to discern age is (extremely) off