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Gender is defined by a cultural perception, so all attractiveness would be encompassed within the cultural perception. So a lady who gets her breasts augmented wouldn't essentially matter whether it is to self affirm or vanity or to attract others, it would all just fall into what culture taught that person was appealing.

I'm sure there are many that would pick my wording apart or disagree, but maybe that answers some of your question? Self affirmation and vanity I would say are not mutually exclusive though, there is overlap.

Vanity is making sure others like what they see of you; self-affirmation is making sure you like what you see of you.

Probably right around the line between self- confidence and self-worth. They're very similar, but having low self-confidence affects you in different ways than having low self-worth.

It's helpful to think about opposites when considering differences, at least for me. The contrast in the concepts of the opposite of vanity and the opposite of self-affirmation make clear that there's at least some kind of distinction and difference in purpose, even if it's not totally clear.

Breast augmentation is vanity.

Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy is self-affirmation.

What's the line between society and the individual? That's the core question here

If you can answer that I can probably give you a hint, but it's a concept that can't be taught, only learned. And it's an important one, worth thinking over... It's subjective, but key to understanding your own existence