I understand why this feels creepy in our tech bubble, but I think it's worth noting how popular apps like FaceTune have become the past few years [0] [1].

I'm certainly not defending this trend and I think it's incredibly unhealthy — especially for the average teenager who's already naturally self-conscious about their appearances. But a minor eye correction will be peanuts in the eyes of this crowd (no pun intended) compared to the amount of processing that most of their Instagram and Snapchat photos go through before being uploaded.

[0] https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/mar/09/facetune-photo...

[1] https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/photo-retouching-apps-affe...