Good Evening SuperForest!
I hope you had a lovely Tuesday. I just read the funniest thing on Yahoo:
Four states adopt ‘no-smiles’ policy for driver’s licenses
My initial reaction–as I’m sure yours was– was: what?!?!
Like most Yahoo headings, it was so shocking/interesting that I just had to click.
Apparently the DMV has created a software meant to stop people from creating fake IDs that bases itself off of face recognition which requires neutral faces. Smiles tend to ruin the results of the face recognition program and thus, they have been banned.
I was immediately reminded of my all time favorite short film: Validation, which I posted up on SuperForest back in January. I figured this little bit of news called for a renewed spotlight on this wonderful film about smiling. Its a bit long, but very very worth it. Enjoy!
For a SuperForest style “You are GREAT! You are AMAZING!” validation card, check out the original post.
The DMV may tell you not to smile within their facilities, but my friends, in the world beyond that building “Do it anyway”
Keep smiling,
-iman
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