The Impossible Standards Of Perfection In Modern Society

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The Impossible Standards of Perfection
In today’s modern society it is known for people to be a little too concerned with the way people perceive them. What do you think when a person says they want to be perfect, do you think appearance, money, knowledge, or maybe even social status? The pursuit of perfection should not be a standard of modern society due to the effects it has on one’s health and social life.
While the pursuit of perfection is having a negative effect on the pursuer, the world is constantly evolving with new science and technology. Due to this constantly evolving world, people want to look the best, make the most money, be the smartest. “The quest for perfection highlights an obsessive streak and an absolute intolerance of human flaws.” (Maio 1). Humans have flaws, they are the example of imperfection, that is what makes us who we are. Life itself is a brilliant thing, and no technology should make people think otherwise. …show more content…

Even though scientist have made studies saying that “...the top 15% of beautiful people are 10% happier than the bottom 10% of looks.” (Howard 2). My question is, who decides where people are placed on this scale? Out of the billions of people in this world there are different opinions among those people. One person might think a person to be very attractive while another might think they are very unsightly. This study also contrast the attractiveness of people to their own joy. Normally in today’s society if one is a kind respectable human being then that person will most likely have friends with a very stable social life. In my opinion it doesn’t matter if you are attractive or not, if you're a nice person then you will most likely be

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