What is Looksmaxxing, who is Clavicular and what was wrong with The New York Times' most recent story about both? Digital culture expert Jamie Cohen breaks it down in this Medium post.
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#Looksmaxxing #Clavicular #Media #NewYorkTimes #Culture #InternetCulture
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Feb 02, 2026
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Looksmaxxing, the relentless drive to "maximize" one's appearance, is increasingly mainstream — and having an overwhelmingly negative effect on young people's mental health. @MarieClaireUK@flipboard.com takes a look at the origin of the term in incel communities, how young people are paying to get strangers to assess their appearance, and the spread of Looksmaxxing to the aesthetics industry.
https://flip.it/4A6MSj
#Beauty #Lifestyle #MentalHealth #Looksmaxxing
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