If someone thinks they are stupid, should we convince them that intelligence is unimportant, or help them recognize and make the most of the ways in which they are intelligent? Looks are not everything, but neither are they nothing. Appreciation of the beauty of the human body, in its many manifestations, is as valid as appreciation of beauty in other forms. As always, it is also in the eye of the beholder. Helping someone to behold the beauty in themselves, both inside and out, seems only worthwhile.
Beauty is entirely subjective, intelligence is not. Intelligence has direct benefits over its absence. Thinking beauty is important has no direct benefits over thinking it's unimportant.
If you could convince someone with an ugly self-perception that beauty didn't matter, it would solve all of their problems on the issue. Their self-esteem would never take a hit again due to appearances, and they would judge less by them.
If you could convince them that they were beautiful rather than ugly, it would solve a few of their problems. Their body will still change, and their self-esteem would continue to take hits because of it, and they would still judge by appearances.
Changing their body so they think they are beautiful has some short-term benefits. Aside from regularly costing money, time and effort, it also would recreate the original problem if their body changed back, as it usually does.
The photography in the OP is a mix of the last two. It costs time, money and effort, and provides no long-term benefits.
No I'll ask some other madman with a mind rotting STD will I?
That doesn't dismiss Nietzsche at all. How would you like it if, becoming insane later in life, people dismissed everything you said now and earlier?
That said, I'll wait for someone to explain how Nietzsche is relevant.
Servitude existed prior to Christian religion. Christian religion like any other expansionist corporation would use the same tools to "herd their sheep".
Or modesty is just another preference. One that comes with its own pros and cons. Western society is still very modest now, so what exactly what "modesty" is referring to is left in the dark.
I think Arthur Schopenhauer means it existed as a preference prior to certain religions taking it as a doctrine. I'd add that modesty does not help with servitude, so it won't have been adopted for that reason. In fact, forced nudity has been used to push servitude quite successfully, and in many ways Christian over a thousand years ago was less modest than society is now, but more modest in other ways.
I'm typically open to ideas such as this, I think it can be valuable for some people depending on the specifics of their situation. But you do well to point out the potential risk involved, and there's also the possibility of active exploitation of someone seeking valid affirmations of their confidence.
Good points.
It'll likely benefit some people quite a lot, exploit others, and overall tackle the symptoms rather than the disease. I can't hope for much more than that, so I do think it's a good thing.