In the age of tech we have been primed to accept as standard; poreless skin, wrinkleless laughter, zero fluctuations in bodyweight or shape, and zero fluctuations in our ability throughout the day or over lengths of time.
This then extends to our thoughts and emotions, we seek out ways to control the experience of being human.
The rise of Body standards
As an example, period adverts advise us that actually the experience of periods are controlled by the choice of sanitary product that is used. The advertised item becomes the panacea regardless of root cause.
Every human experience becomes a problem that needs to be fixed
Every human experience becomes a problem that needs to be fixed. Less you too become, “abnormal”. Advertising tells us that we deserve to be, “problem free”, and then goes onto create a set of problems that weren’t problems in the first place. Aging being one such example. 
Manufactured agreements
The end result is a series of manufactured agreements that are rooted in the idea of static as being the “normal status” for humans, with the goal being that any fluctuations away from being static will be minimal and the fluctuating human will soon return to “normal status”. So long, that is, as you purchase and use the correct product.
Your experience is controlled by your choice of product.
This is because selling a static ideal is easier than selling a dynamic one. Selling ease is harder than selling a waist trainer. Static problems require static solutions, dynamic problems require more though, more consideration and more than just an on/off switch. Ease is moving away from the concept of being static and moving towards radical acceptance of your own experience. A waist trainer, on the other hand, is trying to move towards it.
Can we achieve being static?
The more that any of us try to move towards being static, the more we set ourselves up for failure. The more that we expect other people to be static, the more we will be disappointed.
Humans are not static. Our bodies are not static, our faces are not static, our emotions and thoughts are not static and our abilities are not static. We are shaped by nature and nurture. We are dynamic and responsive. Our skin and our hair will not be the same every day, our feelings won’t be the same every day. Every day will differ, just like we will. Some days we will need support, other days we will be the ones supporting others.
The static human doesn’t exist; but you do. What can you do to embrace your dynamic self today? Join us next time as we explore the art of being human.
