<p>From overdone plastic surgery to open-concept floor plans, we’re designing our lives to look good on camera instead of optimizing for what we need. Influencer culture — and our constant exposure to curated, edited and optimized images — has reshaped the way we see the world and ourselves. But chasing the perfect image can leave real life feeling strangely hollow.</p><p><br></p><p>Host Megan McArdle unpacks how we got here — and how to start seeing past the screen.</p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Subscribe to The Washington Post&nbsp;</span><a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">.</span></p>