This is actually a feature, not a bug. Seeing your boss, your neighbor, or your priest at a naturist beach creates a bond of vulnerability and honesty that cannot be faked. It instantly shatters social hierarchies. Most people report that running into an acquaintance is a bonding experience, not a mortifying one. You realize you are all human.
When everyone is nude, the visual cues of wealth or social class vanish. This fosters a sense of community and "social contact" based on personality rather than appearance. 3. Mental Health and Liberation
She felt like a glitch in a pristine system.
The voice came from her left. An older woman, perhaps seventy, sat on a towel. Her skin was a loose garment, draped over her frame, wrinkled and soft. Her chest was flat, the mastectomy scars faded to silver. She was reading a paperback, her legs sprawled out without a hint of apology.