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fromIrish Independent
2 weeks agoThe Indo Daily: The rise of 'looksmaxxing' and how it infiltrated MAGA wartime politics
Looksmaxxing, a trend to maximize physical appearance, has exploded in popularity but raises concerns due to associations with toxic movements and influencer-driven commercialization.
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fromScary Mommy
1 month agoWhat Is "Looksmaxxing"? The Dangerous Trend Affecting Teen Boys, Explained
Looksmaxxing, a trend originating from incel forums and popularized on TikTok, encourages teens to maximize physical attractiveness through extreme measures, raising health and psychological concerns among medical professionals.
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fromQueerty
1 month agoIs Peter Thiel the mysterious sugar daddy helping to bankroll notorious "looksmaxxer" Clavicular? - Queerty
Online sleuths suspect Peter Thiel may be financially backing Clavicular, a controversial looksmaxxing influencer who recently went viral after a public "frame-mogging" incident.
fromSlate Magazine
1 month agoEverything You Need to Know About the 20-Year-Old Influencer Encouraging Steroids, Meth, and Taking a Hammer to Your Jaw
If you are the kind of person who might still occasionally open X, you were probably bombarded this week with a ton of tweets that appeared to be a bunch of gobbledygook. "Clavicular almost caught a CAREER-ENDING cortisol spike after a LARPMAXXED stacy tried jesterfying him on stream by calling him a good boy while he was mid-mog between 2 LOW-TIER NORMIES at ASU," read one such post.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoHow 'jestermaxxing' and 'frame mogging' are taking over the internet
Niche looksmaxxing livestreamers like 'Clavicular' are spreading slang (e.g., 'jestermaxxing', 'frame-mogging'), amplified by monetizing 'clippers,' causing viral language shifts.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month agoThe Manosphere Breaks Containment
Their very existence is proof of something not working. And so, in a way, their project is to exist, to be seen, to be popular. That's why he's going to say the N-word on stream. That's why he's going to read the humiliating text from his father on stream. It's a total commitment to that project. Because I think his existence just sort of proves that the gatekeepers are gone.
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fromPsychology Today
2 months agoLooksmaxxing Is Just Another Dead End
I've often asked patients why they're so preoccupied with becoming the best in some domain, why they need something so much that they're willing to organize their lives around it, sacrificing all types of pleasures for it. Most of the time, there isn't much of an answer. It's like a game, a distraction, and a fantasy; there's no rhyme or reason, no sense of why they do it or what's to come, and no understanding of how being the best generates long-standing happiness.
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fromBusiness Insider
9 months ago'Looksmaxxing' has roots in the toxic online world of incels. So be careful with this bot on ChatGPT.
Looksmaxxing, a trend from incel culture, promotes harmful beliefs about self-worth tied to physical appearance, impacting mental health and societal standards.
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