#smile

#smile

You can't fake a real smile. I'm not talking about the 'smile for the camera' look or the awkward half-smirk you throw your neighbor while grabbing the mail in a bathrobe. I'm talking about the real thing. The kind that stops people in their tracks. That makes strangers feel safe. That turns a no into a maybe. That makes people remember you.

Psychologists suggest that the uncanny valley phenomenon arises as inanimate objects like skulls look increasingly human-like yet remain distinctly lifeless. This evokes an unsettling mixture of familiarity and fear.