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My most recent shot from 2014. I put it on my Facebook page. (Photo by Sean Neild)
I had a big birthday recently, and was rather shocked to see the photos. I had aged, and I didn’t like it.
It’s because I’m accustomed to seeing a younger me online. In Internet years I am up to 10 years younger.
The thing is, I like those old shots quite a bit. But this year, I forced myself to post a more current mug shot (right), which I still didn’t put on my professional website.
Sound familiar? Here’s how old I am in Internet years:
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This is on my website home page, taken at a 2012 conference. I also put this photo in my quarterly newsletter. (Photo by Jonathan Pollack)
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This one still appears on my Services page. I’m signing the second edition of Will Write for Food, which came out in 2010. (Photo by Barbara Kuck)
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Here’s a photo from 2008 that appears on my Twitter page. It’s a professional mug shot. I thought I was old then! (Photo by Pam Zacharias)
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This photo from 2005 still appears on my Media Mentions page. It’s from when the first edition of Will Write for Food debuted. (Photo by Owen Rubin)
Yes, I’ll admit, I like seeing photos of myself
- younger,
- less wrinkled, and
- thinner.
I know I’m not alone. Have you ever done a double take when you meet someone in person who has a younger Internet headshot?
But shouldn’t I get over it, and isn’t this a feminist issue? Aging isn’t acceptable for women in the first place, and here I am reinforcing that view. Even Cameron Diaz has spoken out.
So I have some questions:
- Should we all stop being vain and embrace our age online? If so, I’m trying this software.
- If not, how far back is acceptable?
- Are you guilty too? If you dare, send a link of your mug and tell me the date.
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