I just want to die now

I feel like this a lot. I think most people on the planet are to some extent ugly, at least for a large part of their lives. And our society does put a huge importance on physical appearance (far more than any culture previously).

Some people are just far more sensitive to the messages we pick up that our perceived physical appearance makes us worthless. We internalize societies view of us. Others are impervious to it. They believe they matter because they’ve got an important job, where they can boss others about. Or because they’ve raised children more successful than themselves. Or they delude themselves that they’re more attractive than they are. Or they pick on others to make themselves feel more important.

Ultimately, none of it matters. They all age, they all become ugly, they all die, and everything they have built crumbles to dust.

Or maybe everything matters. Every single person, regardless of how our society values them, what they achieve, their appearance, intelligence, or economic status.

I couldn’t say for sure, one way or the other.