On Artistry and Aesthetics: Creativity as Non-Capitalist (Fountain-of-Youth-Adjacent) Play

For an artist whose main objective is uninhibited expression, I can’t help but wonder: How do modern aesthetic practices (Botox, GLP-1s, and other means to defy aging) affect creative flow? My interpretation is critical, and I offer another — non-capitalist, anti-consumerist, time-defying — solution, not in a product, but in creativity as play.