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I agree with this. On a personal note though, I've enjoy watching his trajectory and changes. I love both versions of him.

⚠️Totally unpopular opinion coming! ⚠️

I thought the "old" Joe usually looked too unkempt, and I hated his old frumpy outfits 😂 Don't get me wrong, I loved him! But sometimes I scratched my head wondering why he left the house in certain fits. Or why he thought the messy, scrappy beard was a good idea. And why he did the tongue thing ALL the time in front of people. And I hated the ugly smile he used to do that resembled a grinch face with no lips lmao 🤣

(I know I sound like I didn't love him but I swear I did! I was just kind of ugh about a lot of his looks)

I like his look better now. The close-cropped hair suits him because it's thinning anyway. His fits lately have been *chefs kiss* imho. The new look is definitely more befitting an A-list actor, which he might actually become soon.

THAT BEING SAID

I think he is definitely more guarded in interviews, and a lot of his sparkle and goofiness has been suppressed. I understand why, I do, but it's still sad. It probably doesn't help that he's had to read so many comments from people calling him "too ugly to play Johnny Storm" and trying to cancel him over dating a problematic person. He might not be online much, but his team is watching all that stuff for sure, and stuff gets back to him. People are even submitting blinds to gossip sites to say that his co-workers hate him and his fans all turned on him (which is clearly just not true; even if a lot of og fans unstanned, there will be plenty of new ones to take their place). I'd lose some sparkle too.

Also keep in mind that he is still pretty new to this and is still figuring things out. I'm hoping he settles into a good happy medium of letting his personality out a bit more while still being cool. Time will tell I guess.

I've babbled enough for now, I hope I made some sense (can you tell I'm high and feeling super introspective? 😂). Thanks for your time! ✌🏼

yeah, no I definitely think media training is a thing that has effected.

But imagine how tired you'd be going back to back to back. He's been moving nonstop. He's exhausted.

People say he doesn't hang out with his old friends, he still does but not out and about. Some of those people had fans come after them and send mean messages so now they don't want to be in the spotlight (very understandable).

I know some people are upset because he keeps canceling cons. I genuinely don't think the man who showed up to a con late and honored the people who saw him and the man who showed up when feeling sick with an ear infection to see fans, would just NOT suddenly like his fans.

Even now with small fan interactions, like in Spain for F4, he seemed so happy for the fans (but tired).

I think also his media presence since it is all managed by someone else feels very sanitized.

But for me I think he's still him, he's just stressed tired and told to chill by media people

https://www.tumblr.com/ericaand/767994938199867392/why-is-jq-not-as-attractive-anymore

There’s probably more. Close fans that have followed him for years have mentioned he’s not spotted out with his old friend group anymore. My personal theory is he’s trying to appeal more to the “Hollywood folks” and parts of his personality and old life don’t line up with what works well in Hollywood. He may have had to make some choices with how he was perceived (media training to go from beloved goofball to serious actor) and who he associates with (date someone who is already famous and controversial — it keeps your name in the tabloids which keeps a buzz around your work). He’s also mentioned having anxiety, which I can only imagine gets worse when you’re working nonstop and under the public eye. Maybe he’s also depressed. I can only imagine how stressful it could be going from film to film, coding press tours, interviews, auditioning, networking, brand deals, etc. Sounds like a lot, and the reactions to recent press haven’t all been the most positive.

There’s definitely a noticeable change from 2022 to now. Ultimately, people change. We don’t know him and can only speculate why. For all we know, 2022 could have been a facade as well. It’s a bummer but also a reminder that people aren’t always who they appear to be.

as someone with anxiety, he's seemed more tense and anxious in recent interviews. It's like he can't relax and have fun with friends like in the ST stuff. He's like OH I'm with Oscar winning actress Lupita, or award winning actor Pedro, and he's more tense. Like he doesn't wanna be too silly?

I also don't mind the shaved look but I personally think he looks better with a bit of hair and I think thats throwing me

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He's been coached, so his public persona has changed. He signed on to a huge Hollywood agency. He has a stylist. He has changed his whole look, even the way he poses for pictures, so he has a vibe that is considered more palatable for Hollywood.

We were introduced to him before all that. He was scruffy. Couldn't put a normal outfit together to save his life. The tongue thing. Didn't understand the trappings of fame. He came off as adorably bewildered all the time. Those days are over.

A lot of people are mourning the loss of that and it's ok. It's not his fault, it's just how it goes when you blow up. The version of Joe most of us fell in love with is gone. I think he's still the same guy deep down, but we won't see him anymore. It's okay to feel sad about that. People move on.

1 his hair - it’s so boring, it gave him a lot of character and movement

2 media and pr training - he’s toning it down, he hasn’t figured out the sweet spot yet

3 full schedule - trying to do it all, he’s tired