In pursuit of 'Instagram face,' are we losing the imperfections that make us human?

NPR reports that as plastic surgery becomes increasingly normalized and harder to detect, it's redefining our relationship to reality itself. The New Yorker's Jia Tolentino examines how these beauty standards have become intertwined with artificial intelligence — and what we might be losing in the process.

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