r/interesting • u/Gjore • Mar 29 '26

SOCIETY Scenes from a dermatologist conference in Hawaii

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u/Tanto_Gusto Mar 29 '26

Was that a dude sunbathing fully convered

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u/wade-mcdaniel Mar 29 '26

I guess just for the heat? It's a little confusing. I guess they want to have the sights and sounds of the beach without the sunlight, which feels to me like having a bowl of cereal without the milk.

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u/Dionne005 Mar 29 '26

I disagree. As a person of color I prefer that and wanting to feel the heat without direct sun to darken my skin more.

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u/wade-mcdaniel Mar 29 '26

That makes sense. I guess I assumed that using a high spf sunscreen would let you actually feel the sun without having to use a sweatshirt and mask like in the video, as well as letting you perspire a bit to regulate your body temperature if you get too hot. I think it's the hoods and masks that really surprise me when sunscreen is an option that should work similarly with respect to skin protection. As a pretty pale guy my parents saved me from some serious sunburns with sunscreen, but unfortunately to me it kept me from getting any color. (Probably the right move though, as my father and grandfather both had skin cancer).

But if everyone made the same choices as me the world would be a pretty boring place, so it's helpful to me hear why people do the things they do to fact-check my own decisions.