Teens searching for confirmation on Youtube

I just finished reading this article on teenagers who post videos of themselves on youtube, and urge viewers to comment with their honest opinions on whether or not they are "ugly." Honestly, I find the thought of this really disturbing that teenagers need confirmation from strangers about their looks. It's sad that this generation doesn't have enough self confidence to be able to see that in themselves, rather than having to hear it from complete strangers on the internet.

When I clicked on one of these "am I pretty?" videos, I saw that it was obviously a pretty popular thing for teens to do, because the sidebar of related videos was full of ones bearing similar titles. What I find especially sad is that the article mentions that there are girls who look to be as young as ten or eleven who are posting videos like this. Girls that age shouldn't have to be so worried about their self images. Instead they should be out having fun, not posting videos on the internet. If society is causing girls who are as young as ten to have to be concerned about whether or not they are "pretty", we've definitely gone wrong somewhere.