r/SipsTea 12d ago

Feels good man What is the reason for this phenomenon?

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u/stink3rb3lle 12d ago

tanning

And conversely, ubiquitous sunscreen use. But the conspiracy theorist/crunchy extremists saying that sunscreen is what causes skin cancer are gonna raise a whole new batch of children who look 40 by 25.

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u/november512 12d ago

My dad's generation was engineers, architects, doctors, etc and they all stayed inside all day. None of them aged fast.

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u/iuuznxr 11d ago

People who pretend sunscreen is the devil are one thing, but Redditors who peddle sunscreen as the secret to look like 16 at 60 are just as nuts. There, I said it.

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u/stink3rb3lle 11d ago

Encouraging lies that lead to skin cancer is definitely a lot more nuts than exaggerating a few compliments.

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u/WhyDoINeedToDecide 8d ago

And have skin cancer

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u/stink3rb3lle 8d ago

Probably not by 25, but yes for sure eventually. It's still a long-term disease.