Quote by Scott Westerfeld

But you weren't born expecting that kind of beauty in everyone, all the time. You just got programmed into thinking anything else is ugly.

But you weren't born expecting that kind of beauty in everyo

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This quote highlights how our perception of beauty is influenced by societal standards and conditioned thinking. It suggests that beauty is not an inherent quality but rather something we learn to perceive according to certain ideals. The quote implies that we tend to label anything that deviates from these societal norms as ugly, indicating that our understanding of beauty is not universal or objective. It reminds us to question and challenge these programmed notions of beauty and appreciate the diverse forms of beauty that exist in the world.

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