Southern California, L.A., San Diego, is the narcissism capitol of the planet.
Looking nice is nice, but, when it becomes an obsession it takes on unhealthy and grossly narcissistic proportions.
These are the people that end up in suicidal depressions when their bloom starts to fade, they have relied so heavily on their physical being to open doors, relationships, opportunities that once that fades, and it will, minus all cosmetic “enhancement” available, they are left with their true selves, which are often non-existent.
At 52 now I have seen it happen, time and again, and it is tragic.
Middle aged men and women obsessed with their bodies and faces on a ceaseless pursuit to defy the aging process and retain their fragile self esteems.
The gross obsession with looks is part of the collective narcissism that renders deeply disturbed people that lack any true sense of self.
One develops from the inside out, not the other way around.