{"id":612702,"date":"2024-04-08T12:18:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T16:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=612702"},"modified":"2024-04-08T12:25:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T16:25:04","slug":"being-naked-in-the-sun-is-the-best-outfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/08\/being-naked-in-the-sun-is-the-best-outfit\/","title":{"rendered":"Being naked in the sun is the best outfit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Something that I am starting to realize; it is difficult to see what people really look like, until you have seen them naked, full naked and directly in the sun, maybe ideally at the beach?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is everybody covering up?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Living here in LA, possibly one of the most image-conscious places on planet earth, ironically, everyone is just covering up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, it looks like almost universally everyone here wears sunglasses, dark sunglasses which cover up and obscures your eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why does everyone wear sunglasses?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have some theories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. First, it is because people are extremely awkward. Wearing really really dark tinted sunglasses is like putting on a mask, or feeling protected. For example, it seems that one of the cardinal rules of modern day living is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153thou shall not make eye contact with a stranger one does not know\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. As a consequence, nobody wants to be caught staring at another person, even out of childlike curiosity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Fashion: it is true, lot of sunglasses are very stylish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Weakness to the sun: it is true that in Los Angeles, the sun is very strong. But the irony is wearing sunglasses is like having condoms for your eyes; you never really have the chance to make your eyes stronger.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. A social meme? Because everyone wears sunglasses, everyone else also wants to wear sunglasses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Fear? The idea that if you go outside you must always \u00e2\u20ac\u0153cover up\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201d including your eyes?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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