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On the Experience of Using a Guest Pass at an Elite Gym | Applied Divinity Studies

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You used to comfort yourself with the knowledge that social media is fake. But now the beautiful people are here, in person, all around you, and there is no denying any of it. They perform movements you’ve never conceived of, loaded with weights you never thought possible. Are they on steroids? Some of them, sure. But the better question is, why do you need them to be? Would it be so unacceptable if there simply were un-enhanced humans of this caliber walking the earth? You’ve spent years decrying the illusory nature of snapchat filters. The judgment inherent in every act of self-promotion. The body-dysmorphia incurred by exposure to this super-stimulating hellscape. It was about protecting teen girls, ostensibly. But you haven’t met one in years, nevermind cared for their wellbeing. No, this was always about your needs. And a fear, whispered only in darkness, that these beautiful people might actually be out there. And now here they are in all their glory. Sweat shimmering in a way ba

You used to comfort yourself with the knowledge that social media is fake. But now the beautiful people are here, in person, all around you, and there is no denying any of it. They perform movements you’ve never conceived of, loaded with weights you never thought possible. Are they on steroids? Some of them, sure. But the better question is, why do you need them to be? Would it be so unacceptable if there simply were un-enhanced humans of this caliber walking the earth? You’ve spent years decrying the illusory nature of snapchat filters. The judgment inherent in every act of…

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