A real world phenomenon that links with this episode is how science is used today in our society in order to make people more perfect. There are so many plastic surgery operations that can be done on the weirdest body parts that you couldn’t even think of someone looking in the mirror and saying that they want that part about them changed. For example, you can get dimples put on your face, get your toes shortened, get an eyebrow transplant, get your ears pointed like an elf, or even get fake abs on your beer belly. It’s really strange that people would want these operations because they still come with risks but for some reason people think that they would look better if they got them. It doesn’t stop with just plastic surgery but also science and the pharmaceutical industry have created so many pills, creams, lotions and stuff that are supposed to get rid of cellulite, wrinkles, fat and anything else you can think of. These things don’t actually work but the people that create them are making millions because they have convinced American society that if they use them they will look better. Also, some of these pills are harmful to a person’s health. Diet pills can do bad things to someone’s body and they have harmful side effects like raising your heart rate and blood pressure, which will make it more likely that you have a heart attack or heart disease. So basically society’s obsession with perfection is deadly.
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