There might be some people who think that people
these days do not put much emphasis on personal appearance and fashion.
However, I personally disagree with the above idea for the two subsequent
reasons. First, people nowadays are having more plastic surgeries. Second, the
means of communication has been developed.
First of all, nowadays plastic surgeries have
been conducted more than the past. Over the past few decades, people are being
hired more easily by having good impressions and people are changing their
first impression by having plastic surgeries. According to recent research done
by Korea University, the number of people who had plastic surgeries increased 30% more than the 80’s. This is due to the fact that the importance of good
impression was increased at job interviews. This
clearly shows that plastic surgeries are
done more than the past by people today.
Second, new communication devices have been
introduced. With the improvement of technology, people can share their everyday
life through SNS on smart phones. They upload photos of what they are wearing
and boast how they are fashionable every day, and this makes people compare
themselves with other people. However, 20 years ago, there were no smart phones
and there was no chance for people to boast their fashion styles globally. Let
me bring up my personal story as an example. When I was very young, there were
no means of communication such as smart phones so I did not think about my appearance
or fashion seriously. However, after I grew up as an adult, smart phones were
developed and I started to compare my appearance with other fashionable people
on SNS by using smart phones, which led to too much concern about my fashion
styles. If it hadn’t been for the introduction of smart phones, I would not
have put that much emphasis on my fashion.
In conclusion, more plastic surgeries are conducted
by people today and new communication devices have been appeared. In this
regard, I firmly believe that too much emphasis on personal appearance and
fashion is put by people.